1. Existing in name only
   "the nominal head of his party";
   - titular
    
2. Relating to, constituting, bearing or giving a name
   "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal list of priests"
    
3. (grammar) pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
   "nominal phrase"
    
4. (economics) of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
   "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates"
    
5. Insignificantly small; only for appearances, politeness, legal consistency, etc.
   "the fee was nominal";
   - token
    
6. Named; bearing the name of a specific person
   "He was the nominal head of the organization";
   - nominative

1. A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
   "In 'The big red car drove by', 'the big red car' is a nominal phrase";
   - noun phrase, nominal phrase

Derived forms: nominals

See also: formal, minimal, minimum, specified

Type of: phrase

Antonym: real

Encyclopedia: Nominal