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abstract noun
noun
, Grammar.
- 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.
abstract noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abstract noun1
First recorded in 1350–1400
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Example Sentences
Glenn Beck did it before, although the abstract noun he chose to foist on the nation was "honor."
From The Daily Beast
A participle agreeing with a noun is preferred in Latin to an abstract noun with a dependent genitive.
From Project Gutenberg
An abstract noun is the name denoting a quality of an object; as, power, purity, strength.
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When I've finished, there isn't an hysterical superlative adjective or a complimentary abstract noun unused in my vocabulary.
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The, when placed before the pluralized abstract noun, marks it as half abstract or a common noun.
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An abstract noun is the name of a quality, a condition or an action.
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