abstract noun

Noun

Meaning

abstract noun (plural abstract nouns)

(grammar) A noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.
Synonym: nomen abstractum
Antonym: concrete noun

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

pronoun substantive hypostasis proper noun common noun collective noun

Examples

Ludicrous concepts...like the whole idea of a "war on terrorism". You can wage war against another country, or on a national group within your own country, but you can't wage war on an abstract noun. How do you know when you've won? When you've got it removed from the Oxford English Dictionary? Terry Jones

The abstract noun ‘gaiety’ has somehow largely steered clear of having any sort of sexual connotation as with the word “gay”. Source: Internet

This is particular nice, because it gives us ( by analogy with “cogito” ) the new English abstract noun “blogitation” for the “act of blogging”. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abstract model abstract music abstract nonsense abstract number abstract of title abstract oneself