adjective
nominal
Relating to names.
The archive's nominal index lists everyone mentioned in the records.
Etymology
The Latin source means name. Nominal directly describes names and naming in this sense, preserving the word's basic connection with what something is called.
More examples
- The form collects nominal data, such as blood type and eye color.
- In this sentence, 'swimming' has a nominal function.
- Adding '-ness' gives the adjective a nominal form.
Forms
nominal
nominalization noun — Formation of nouns from other words.
Similar words
- onomastic
- Concerns proper names and their history, not grammatical noun roles.