mass noun

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Antonyms 1.1.4 Translations 1.1.5 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

mass noun (plural mass nouns)

1. A noun that normally cannot be counted.

[edit] Usage notes

• In English, mass nouns, such as information and money, generally have no plural form and are not used with the indefinite article or numbers (so “an information” and “seven money” are incorrect).
• Some mass nouns, such as whisky, can also be count nouns when they refer to a variety (“Scotch and Canadian whiskies”) or in informal usage to denote a serving (“please bring us two whiskies”).

[edit] Synonyms

• non-count noun
• uncountable noun

[edit] Antonyms

• countable noun
• count noun

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[edit] See also