Noun

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Noun \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 grammarians the term noun is so used as to
           include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in
           general it is limited to substantives.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  noun
       n 1: a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or
            thing
       2: a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb