Nominal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːmɪnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒmɪnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒmɪnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːmɪnəl/.

Examples

the Russian system of nominal brevity
a nominal lists of priests
taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nominal phrase tokenish token noun phrase titular nominative

Antonyms

real

Parts of Speech

noun	a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
adjective	relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name “the Russian system of nominal brevity”
adjective	insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) “the fee was nominal”
adjective	pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun “nominal phrase”
adjective	of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation “the nominal GDP”
adjective	named; bearing the name of a specific person “nominative shares of stock”
adjective	existing in name only “the nominal (or titular) head of his party”

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

nominale

una frase che può funzionare come soggetto o oggetto di un verbo

🇳🇱Dutch

nominaal

een zin die kan functioneren als onderwerp of object van een werkwoord

🇷🇺Russian

номинальный

фраза, которая может выступать в качестве подлежащего или дополнения глагола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाममात्र

एक वाक्यांश जो क्रिया के विषय या वस्तु के रूप में कार्य कर सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নামমাত্র

একটি বাক্যাংশ যা একটি ক্রিয়ার বিষয় বা বস্তু হিসাবে কাজ করতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

பெயரளவு

ஒரு வினைச்சொல்லின் பொருள் அல்லது பொருளாக செயல்படக்கூடிய ஒரு சொற்றொடர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నామమాత్రం

క్రియ యొక్క విషయం లేదా వస్తువుగా పనిచేయగల పదబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

नाममात्र

एक वाक्यांश जो क्रियापदाचा विषय किंवा ऑब्जेक्ट म्हणून कार्य करू शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

નામાંકિત

એક શબ્દસમૂહ જે ક્રિયાપદના વિષય અથવા ઑબ્જેક્ટ તરીકે કાર્ય કરી શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಮಮಾತ್ರ

ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದದ ವಿಷಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാമമാത്രമായ

ഒരു ക്രിയയുടെ വിഷയമോ വസ്തുവോ ആയി പ്രവർത്തിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു വാക്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਮਾਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਕੰਸ਼ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੂ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

برائے نام

ایک جملہ جو کسی فعل کے موضوع یا شے کے طور پر کام کر سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

名义上的

可以作为动词的主语或宾语的短语

🇯🇵Japanese

名目上の

動詞の主語または目的語として機能する句

🇰🇷Korean

명사 같은

동사의 주어나 목적어 역할을 할 수 있는 구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

danh nghĩa

một cụm từ có thể hoạt động như chủ ngữ hoặc đối tượng của động từ

🇹🇭Thai

ระบุ

วลีที่สามารถทำหน้าที่เป็นประธานหรือวัตถุของคำกริยาได้

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاسمي

عبارة يمكن أن تكون بمثابة موضوع أو كائن من الفعل

🇮🇷Persian

اسمی

عبارتی که می تواند به عنوان فاعل یا مفعول یک فعل عمل کند

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָקוּב

ביטוי שיכול לתפקד כנושא או אובייקט של פועל

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The primary meaning of 'nominal' is 'a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb'.

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Using 'nominal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nominal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nominal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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