noun substantive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English noun substantyf, a calque of Latin nōmen substantīvum. === Noun === noun substantive (plural nouns substantive) (grammar, obsolete) 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 English. ==== Synonyms ==== noun (sensu stricto), substantive, substantive noun, naming word ==== Antonyms ==== noun adjective, adjective ==== Hypernyms ==== noun (sensu lato) ==== Derived terms ==== noun substantive proper ==== Translations ====