- Nonce word. Informal way to refer to a word that has both noun and adjective meanings.
nounjetive
noun; blending and clipping
A word that (because of the process of zero derivation) can be used as both a noun and an adjective.
Etymology : Blending of the words noun and adjective while clipping the first morpheme of adjective.
Source : “Swag. It’s a noun and an adjective … a nounjetive?” – from student class video, 11/30/11
Last modified: 2 December 2011