1. Plural of nominalization; the process or result of converting a verb, adjective, or other word into a noun or noun phrase.
Usage: linguistics; grammar
2. Nouns or noun phrases that are derived from or based on verbs or other parts of speech.
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• In the sentence 'The destruction of the building was swift,' the word 'destruction' is a nominalization of the verb 'destroy.'
• Nominalizations can make writing less direct; 'We made a decision' uses a nominalization, while 'We decided' is more concise.
• Linguists study nominalizations to understand how languages form new words from existing ones.
• The phrase 'his refusal to cooperate' contains a nominalization of the verb 'refuse.'
• Technical writing often relies on nominalizations, which can sometimes obscure the agent performing an action.
• Common nominalizations include 'development' from 'develop' and 'improvement' from 'improve.'