nouny

English

Etymology

From noun +‎ -y.

Adjective

nouny (comparative more nouny or nounier, superlative most nouny or nouniest)

1. Having the characteristics of a noun.
   • 2013, Harrie Wetzer, The Typology of Adjectival Predication, page 240:

     Within this line of reasoning, then, Tagalog is classified as a language in which adjectivals are essentially neutral between a nouny and a verby interpretation.

   • 2021, Kate Crawford, chapter 4, in Atlas of AI […] , →ISBN:

     To borrow an idea from linguist George Lakoff, the concept of an “apple” is a more nouny noun than the concept of “light,” which in turn is more nouny than a concept such as “health”.

See also

• substantival
• verby

Anagrams

• yunno