noun — ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ ‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun. ▪ countable ▪ mass, uncountable ▪ … Collocations dictionary
NOUN — NOU Les Égyptiens ayant conçu la création à l’image de celle de leur pays, lui même considéré comme étant le «don du Nil», le Noun désigne l’océan liquide qui existait avant que le monde ne fût créé. Et, de même que le Nil, lors de la crue, ne… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Noun — (noun), n. [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See {Name}.] (Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive. [1913 Webster] Note: By some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun — Etymology: Middle English nowne, from Anglo French nom, noun name, noun, from Latin nomen more at name Date: 14th century any member of a class of words that typically can be combined with determiners to serve as the subject of a verb, can be… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Noun — For other uses, see Noun (disambiguation). Examples The cat sat on the mat. Please hand in your assignments by the end of the week. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.… … Wikipedia
Noun — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noun (homonymie). Noun Divinité égyptienne Nom en hiéroglyphes … Wikipédia en Français
noun — n. 1) to decline, inflect a noun 2) an abstract; attributive; collective; common; count; mass, uncountable; predicate; proper; verbal noun 3) a feminine; masculine; neuter noun * * * [naʊn] attributive collective common count inflect a noun … Combinatory dictionary
noun — nounally, adv. /nown/, Gram. n. 1. any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English, typically by the plural and possessive endings and that can function as the main or only elements of subjects or… … Universalium
noun — 1. noun /naʊn/ A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including … Wiktionary
noun — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. substantive, term, part of speech, nominal, common noun, proper noun; see also label , language 2 , name 1 … English dictionary for students
