adj.
- existing in name only.
▸relating to or consisting of names.
- (of a sum of money) very small; far below the real value or cost:
a nominal fee.
- (of a quantity or dimension) stated but not necessarily corresponding exactly to the real value.
- Grammar headed by or having the function of a noun.
- informal functioning normally or acceptably.
Derivative
Etymology
C15: from L. nominalis, from nomen, nomin- ‘name’.