A noun is a word that names of an object. The objects that nouns name are usually said to be the names of persons, places, and things.

For example

The words Henry, Boston, and apple in their normal sense are nouns.

The word noun is derived from the Latin nomen which means a name. All words that are the names of persons, animals, places, or things, material or immaterial, are nouns. Nouns are words that can be used to name things that are not material, like faith, hope, and love.

An adjective is a word used to limit, make more specific, or otherwise qualify a noun.

For example

The words good, bad, faithful, this, and some in their normal sense are adjectives.

The word adjective is derived from the Latin adjectus meaning added to; that is, adjectives give information that is added to the meaning of a noun. Adjectives are a large class of words. Adjectives are used with nouns to identify qualities of the object that the noun names or to define a characteristic of that object.

For example

worthy citizens
this book

Adjectives unite to nouns answering such questions as:

• What?
• What kind?
• How many?