Denominative

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  • adjective. Giving or constituting a name; naming.
  • adjective. Formed from a noun or adjective.
  • noun. A word, especially a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of receiving a denomination or name; namable.
  • Constituting a distinct appellation; appellative; naming.
  • In grammar, formed from a noun- or adjective-stem: applied especially to verbs so made.
  • noun. That which has the character of a denomination, or term that denominates or describes.
  • noun. Specifically, in grammar, a word, especially a verb, formed from a noun, either substantive or adjective.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A denominative name or term; denominative verb.
  • adjective. Conferring a denomination or name.
  • adjective. Connotative.
  • adjective. Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable.
  • adjective. Derived from a substantive or an adjective.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb destruct from the noun destruction.
  • adjective. being a name
  • noun. a verb that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Word Usage
    "Even when certain verbs called denominative are derived from nominal stems, these latter are generally found to be radically dependent on other verbal forms."
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    Words with the same meaning