adnoun

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad′noun′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•noun  (ad′noun′),USA pronunciation n. [Gram.]
  1. Grammaran adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek;
     absolute adjective.
  • ad(jective) + noun 1745–55

'adnoun' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adnominal

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