abstract noun
a noun denoting something immaterial and abstract, as rest, dread, or transportation.
a noun formed with a suffix that imparts such a meaning, as kindness.
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Origin of abstract noun
1- Compare concrete noun.
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How to use abstract noun in a sentence
Glenn Beck did it before, although the abstract noun he chose to foist on the nation was "honor."
A participle agreeing with a noun is preferred in Latin to an abstract noun with a dependent genitive.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondAn abstract noun is the name denoting a quality of an object; as, power, purity, strength.
Business English | Rose BuhligWhen I've finished, there isn't an hysterical superlative adjective or a complimentary abstract noun unused in my vocabulary.
The Native Son | Inez Haynes IrwinThe, when placed before the pluralized abstract noun, marks it as half abstract or a common noun.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
An abstract noun is the name of a quality, a condition or an action.
Plain English | Marian Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for abstract noun
a noun that refers to an abstract concept, as for example kindness: Compare concrete noun
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