DEVERBAL NOUN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A noun that is derived from a verb

Synonyms:

deverbal noun; verbal noun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("deverbal noun" is a kind of...):

common noun (a noun that denotes any or all members of a class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deverbal noun"):

gerund (a noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun))