nounhood

English

Etymology

From noun +‎ -hood.

Noun

nounhood (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a noun.
    • 2009 August 9, Ben Zimmer, “How Fail Went From Verb to Interjection”, in New York Times‎:
      It made occasional forays into nounhood, in fixed expressions like without fail and no-fail.

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