Thesaurus results for NOUN

noun

Definition of noun

as in nominal

as in nominal The word "dog" is a noun.

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Recent Examples of noun Consciousness becomes analogous to a number, a structure, or a pattern — an abstract noun — and its defining feature, the first-person feeling, slips through our explanatory cracks. — Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026 Others follow this movement—though perhaps that noun is generous—to assorted X comics, or Dua Lipa’s recent ascent as a literary influencer. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers. — City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026 The word is a noun meaning the commander of a lochus, a small division of an ancient Greek army comprising about 100 to 200 men, according to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for noun

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substantive

Noun

With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
California’s climate agenda mixes the symbolic with the substantive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022