inflationary vs inflation

inflationary is not a noun while inflation is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflationary	No	Yes	No	No
inflation	Yes	No	No	No

inflationary (noun)	inflation (noun)
	the act of filling something with air
	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
	a general and progressive increase in prices

inflationary (adjective)	inflation (adjective)
associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation