adnominal

[ ad-nom-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor's in the mayor's reputation.
2. of or relating to an adnoun.

noun

1. a word or phrase that modifies a noun.

adnominal

/ ədˈnɒmɪnəl /

noun

1. a word modifying a noun

adjective

1. of or relating to an adnoun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adnominal¹

1835–45; ad- + nominal, on the model of adverbial