substantive vs noun
noun vs substantivesubstantive and noun both are nouns.
substantive is an adjective but noun is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| substantive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| noun | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
noun is a hyponym of
substantive; that is, noun is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
substantive:
- substantive: any word or group of words functioning as a noun
- noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
| substantive (noun) | noun (noun) |
|---|---|
| any word or group of words functioning as a noun | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
| the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition |
| substantive (adjective) | noun (adjective) |
|---|---|
| defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established | |
| of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something | |
| being on topic and prompting thought |
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