English noun: function word | |||
1. | function word (communication) a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | ||
Synonyms | closed-class word | ||
Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative, determinative, determiner, particle, preposition, pronoun | ||
Part holonym | grammatical meaning | ||