nominal

nominal is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
2. adjective. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
3. noun. A nominalist.
4. noun. A verb formed from a noun.
5. noun. A name; an appellation.
6. noun. a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
7. adjective. existing in name only

   "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"

   Synonyms: titular

8. adjective. named; bearing the name of a specific person

   "nominative shares of stock"

   Synonyms: nominative

9. adjective. insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

   "the fee was nominal"

   "a token gesture of resistance"

   Synonyms: token, tokenish

10. adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation

    "the nominal GDP"

    "nominal interest rates"

11. adjective. pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

    "nominal phrase"

    "noun phrase"

12. adjective. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

    "the Russian system of nominal brevity"

    "a nominal lists of priests"

Synonyms

titular, nominative, token, tokenish

Common word forms

nominals, nominally, nominalise, nominality, nominalize, nominalness

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