Pronoun vs. Nominal
Pronounnoun
(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.
Pronounnoun
A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.
Pronounnoun
a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Pronounnoun
a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this).
Pronoun
In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (abbreviated PRO) is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns have traditionally been regarded as one of the parts of speech, but some modern theorists would not consider them to form a single class, in view of the variety of functions they perform cross-linguistically.
Nominaladjective
Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
Nominaladjective
Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
Nominaladjective
Existing in name only.
Nominaladjective
(philosophy) Of or relating to nominalism.
Nominaladjective
Insignificantly small; trifling.
Nominaladjective
Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
Nominaladjective
(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
Nominaladjective
(finance) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
Nominaladjective
(grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
Nominaladjective
(engineering) According to plan or design; normal.
Nominaladjective
(economics) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation; contrasted with real.
Nominaladjective
Having values whose order is insignificant.
Nominalnoun
(grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
Nominalnoun
(grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives.
Nominalnoun
A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier (see also wikipedia).
Nominaladjective
Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
Nominaladjective
Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
Nominaladjective
Within acceptable limits; as expected; as, the hydraulic lines are at nominal pressure; - used mostly in aviation and space operations.
Nominaladjective
Insignificant; trifling; - of prices or costs, as compared with the benefits gained; as, to pay a nominal sum for the data; a nominal fee.
Nominalnoun
A nominalist.
Nominalnoun
A verb formed from a noun.
Nominalnoun
A name; an appellation.
Nominaladjective
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name;
Nominaladjective
insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal);
Nominaladjective
pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun;
Nominaladjective
being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power;
Nominaladjective
named; bearing the name of a specific person;
Nominaladjective
being such in name only;
Nominaladjective
(of a role or status) existing in name only
Nominaladjective
relating to or consisting of names
Nominaladjective
(of a price or charge) very small; far below the real value or cost
Nominaladjective
(of a quantity or dimension) stated or expressed but not necessarily corresponding exactly to the real value
Nominaladjective
expressed in terms of current prices or figures, without making allowance for changes over time
Nominaladjective
relating to or functioning as a noun
Nominaladjective
(chiefly in the context of space travel) functioning normally or acceptably.
