nominal

[ nom-uh-nl ]
/ ˈnɒm ə nl /

adjective

noun

Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.

Origin of nominal

1425–75; late Middle English nominalle of a noun < Latin nōminālis of, belonging to a name, nominal, equivalent to nōmin- (stem of nōmen; see nomen) + -ālis -al1

SYNONYMS FOR nominal

1 titular, formal.

OTHER WORDS FROM nominal

pre·nom·i·nal, adjective un·nom·i·nal, adjective un·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb

Words nearby nominal

nomen, nomenclator, nomenclature, nomenklatura, nomex, nominal, nominal aphasia, nominal damages, nominal par, nominal scale, nominal sentence

British Dictionary definitions for prenominal (1 of 2)

prenominal
/ (priːˈnɒmɪnəl) /

adjective

placed before a noun, esp (of an adjective or sense of an adjective) used only before a noun
of or relating to a praenomen

British Dictionary definitions for prenominal (2 of 2)

nominal
/ (ˈnɒmɪnəl) /

adjective

in name only; theoretical the nominal leader
minimal in comparison with real worth or what is expected; token a nominal fee
of, relating to, constituting, bearing, or giving a name
grammar of or relating to a noun or noun phrase

noun

grammar a nominal element; a noun, noun phrase, or syntactically similar structure
bell-ringing the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell

Derived forms of nominal

nominally, adverb

Word Origin for nominal

C15: from Latin nōminālis of a name, from nōmen name