This article discusses the adjectives in the English language and its grammatical categories. It should be noted that this study concerns those adjectives that can act in the meaning of the role of a noun. The article also attempts to analyze the semantic structure of the substantive nomination. In English, there are different types of semantic structure of substantive adjectives, but no matter how many lexico – semantic variants a word has, we can say with confidence that all variants of a polysemantic word have a connection with semantic derivation as the main and secondary meaning of any one word. The figurative meaning of some substantive adjectives has a triple correlation: they are directed not only to the object and concept, but also to the direct meaning; in addition, figurative meanings express the relationship to the object. This article also provides a number of examples that prove this feature of adjectives in the English language. At the end of the article, the authors summarize the research and formulate the following conclusion: the formation of
figurative meanings occurs according to special semantic laws, linking linguistic semantics with the mental activity of people.

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