a noun that has singular and plural forms. In the plural, countable nouns usually add an ‘s’ or ‘es’, for example ‘mistakes’, ‘problems’, and ‘buses’. When it is singular, a countable noun usually comes after a determiner such as ‘a’, ‘this’, ‘any’, or ‘a lot of’, for example ‘this house, ‘a week’, and ‘the way’.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of nouns
ablative
abstract noun
collective noun
countable noun
noun countable linguistics
US /ˌkaʊntəb(ə)l ˈnaʊn/
Word Forms
singular
countable noun
plural
countable nouns
DEFINITIONS1
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a noun that has singular and plural forms. In the plural, countable nouns usually add an “s” or “es”, for example “mistakes”, “problems”, and “buses”. When it is singular, a countable noun usually comes after a determiner such as “a”, “this”, “any”, or “a lot of”, for example “this house”, “a week”, and “the way”.