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单词 abstract noun
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abstract noun in British English

noun
a noun that refers to an abstract concept, as for example kindness
Compare concrete noun
English Easy Learning GrammarTypes of nounNouns can be classified according to what they refer to.
Nouns that are really names are called proper nouns. Proper nouns usually refer toa particular ...   Read more

Examples of 'abstract noun' in a sentence
abstract noun

Happiness is an abstract noun in search of an abstraction.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Should we devote so much attention to this ugly abstract noun 'recession'?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
An abstract noun never claimed a championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How do you wage war on an abstract noun?
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
There's the usual dreadful guff about diversity, inclusivity, democracy, community and every other fatuous abstract noun you can think of but nothing of policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And nearly everyone, it seems, blames immigrants or, in polite company, the abstract noun: immigration.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
No intimidating titles featuring numbers or abstract nouns.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's hard for abstract nouns to surrender.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The argument is full of abstract nouns and complex sentences that don't convey much meaning.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
It isn't easy to pit, against the power of one heart-rending photograph, a string of abstract nouns about future social cohesion.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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