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^[1]:

     It made occasional forays into nounhood, in fixed expressions like without fail and no-fail.

Derived terms

• proper nounhood