Re: Adjectives used as nouns



"Robert E. Lewis" wrote:
>
> I found myself wondering today if there is a word to denote an adjective
> that is used as a noun?
>
Substantive adjective.



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He and Evie soon fell into a conversation of the "No, I didn't; yes, you
did" type--conversation which, though fascinating to those who are
engaged in it, neither desires nor deserves the attention of others.
-+E.M. Forster, "Howards End"
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