adnoun

[ad-noun] / ˈædˌnaʊn /

NOUN

adjective

Synonyms

STRONG

accessory adjunct attribute dependent identifier modifier qualifier

WEAK

additional attributive descriptive

Example Sentences

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Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun.

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It is not, in all cases, easy to determine to which of these classes an adnoun should be referred.

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Participles bear the same relation to verbs, that adnouns do to nouns.

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But that theory which ranks them with adnouns, appears to rest on a sandy foundation.

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