abstract noun

noun Grammar.

a noun denoting something immaterial and abstract, as rest, dread, or transportation.

a noun formed with a suffix that imparts such a meaning, as kindness.

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abstract noun

—n
	Compare concrete noun a noun that refers to an abstract concept, as for example kindness

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"The beginning of sense, not to say wisdom, is to realize that 'doing an action,' as used in philosophy, is a highly abstract expression—it is a stand-in used in the place of any (or almost any?) verb with a personal subject, in the same sort of way that 'thing' is a stand-in for any ... noun substantive, and 'quality' a stand-in for the adjective."

-J.L. Austin