Questions tagged [abstract-nouns]
Abstract nouns are nouns denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. love, experience, freedom, truth, danger, happiness.
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Are abstract nouns always singular? Or are there such things as 'plural abstract nouns'?
'Abstract noun' is defined by Oxford as follows:
A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete
object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness.
Are abstract nouns always singular?
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Are these words concrete or abstract nouns?
Whenever I think of a concrete noun, I think of something that can be perceived by the five senses.
I was wondering, if I could see a particular practice taking place, as in a series of football ...
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Is there a term for ascribing acts of the human mind to non-human objects, and when is it appropriate to do this?
Nota bene: English isn't my native language, so when I say acts of the human mind, I attempt to generalize things such as making assumptions, drawing conclusions and (to some extent) to reject.
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What's the abstract noun for 'deserve'?
Is there an abstract noun for 'deserve'? If not, is there a criterion for words to have an abstract form?
For example, say I am creating a game where I need my character to gain some "Co-efficient ...
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Is the word 'recipe' an abstract noun?
I'm studying English to teach as a foreign language and can't completely grasp the difference between concrete and abstract nouns.
For example, "recipe" is a noun. I understand that a recipe card ...
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Hypernym for laws and rules
I need to find the proper abstract noun that can describe rules that are either issued at ministry level in some government and laws that are issued at the nation/presidential level.
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