nominalized adjective

nominalized adjective (substantivert adjektiv): an adjective functioning as head of a noun phrase. Nominalized adjectives may refer to people, in which case they function as plural-only nouns, usually with generic reference: The poor need help from the government. The French are considered gourmets. If reference to one person is required, you need to add a noun such as person, man, woman   after the adjective. Colour adjectives can easily be nominalized, as in She was dressed in red. Furthermore, adjectives referring to abstractions may be nominalized (overcome evil with good; the unexpected often happens; the unknown is usually feared), as well as adjectives in the superlative , also with reference to abstractions(We'll hope for the best and expect the worst). Both colour adjectives and nominalized adjectives referring to abstractions function as singular (uncountable) nouns.