nominal

Meanings

Plural: nominals

Noun

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)
A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.

Adjective

relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
- "the Russian system of nominal brevity"
- "a nominal lists of priests"
- "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
- "nominal phrase"
of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
- "the nominal GDP"
- "nominal interest rates"

Adjective Satellite

insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
- "the fee was nominal"
named; bearing the name of a specific person
existing in name only
- "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"

Adj

Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
Existing in name only.
Of or relating to nominalism.
Insignificantly small.
Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
According to plan or design.
Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
Having values whose order is insignificant.
Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*h₁nómn̥
From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin nōminālis (“of names”), from nōmen (“name”).

Synonyms

nominal phrase, nominative, normal, noun phrase, titular, token, tokenish, trifling

Antonyms

effective, real

Scrabble Score: 9

nominal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
nominal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nominal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

nominal is a valid Words With Friends word