abstract noun
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌstɹækt naʊn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌstɹækt naʊn/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]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
Translations
[edit]noun that denotes an abstract concept
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References
[edit]- “abstract noun”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.