What is the definition of Noun? | Dictionary.net

NOUN

\nˈa͡ʊn], \nˈa‍ʊn], \n_ˈaʊ_n]\

Definitions of NOUN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Sort: Oldest first

a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The name of any person, place, thing, or quality.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The name of anything.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Name of anything.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A word used as the name of a thing; a substantive.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [French, Latin] A word used as the designation of a creature or thing existing ; in fact or in thought.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Word of the day

Docosenoic Acids

cis-13-Docosenoic Acids. 22-Carbon monounsaturated, monocarboxylic

View More

Nearby Words