Nominal and Substantive

Nominal

Nominal noun - A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb.

Substantive and nominal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substantive" instead a noun "Nominal".

Substantive

Substantive noun - Any word or group of words functioning as a noun.

Nominal and substantive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nominal" instead a noun "Substantive".

Nearby Words: substance, substantial, substantially, substantival, substantivized

Mutual synonyms

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