The noun 'curiosity' is an abstract noun as a word for a strong desire to know or learn something, a word for an emotion; a word for an odd or interesting fact, a word for a concept.
Example sentence: It was curiosity that led me to this website.
The noun 'curiosity' is a concrete noun as a word for a strange or unusual object; a word for a physical thing.
Example sentence: It looks like a curiosity from an ancient culture.
Example sentences:1. A simple seamstress, Rosa Parks was an unlikely hero.seamstress, a common,concrete nounRosa Parks, a proper, concrete nounhero, a common, concrete noun2. The bottom of the Pacific is still a difficult place to explore. (words for places)bottom, a common, concrete nounPacific, a proper, concrete nounplace, a common, concrete noun3. My advice is to buy a car within your price range.advice, a common, abstract, uncountable nouncar, a common, concrete nounprice range, a common, abstract, compound noun4. The pavement on Main Street is full of cracks.pavement, a common, concrete, uncountable nounMain Street, a proper, concrete nouncracks, a common, concrete, plural noun5. I made the spaghetti according to mother's recipe.spaghetti, a common, concrete, uncountable nounmother's, a common, concrete, possessive nounrecipe, a common, concrete noun6. We watched the glassblower form a glass swan.glassblower, a common, concrete, compound nounglass, a common, concrete, uncountable, attributive nounswan, a common, concrete noun7. We waited for a turn on the exercise equipment.turn, a common, abstract nounexercise, a common, concrete, attributive nounequipment, a common, concrete, uncountable noun8. We could see the Eiffel Tower from the balconyof our hotel.Eiffel Tower, a proper, concrete, compound nounbalcony, a common, concrete nounhotel, a common, concrete9. The mob of angry protesters moved toward the courthouse.mob, a common, concrete, collective nounprotesters, a common, concrete, plural nouncourthouse, a common, concrete, compound noun10. This is the last sentence using types of nouns.sentence, a common, concrete nountypes, a common, abstract, plural nounnouns, a common, concrete, plural noun.
The noun 'work' is an abstract noun as a word for an task needing effort; a job one is paid to do; business, occupation, employment.The noun 'work' is a concrete noun as a word for the place one does their job (workplace); something produced by a writer, painter, musician, or other artist (often using the plural 'works').
When used in the literal sense to refer to the mass residing inside your skull, it is a concrete noun. It refers to an actual body part that you could touch. However, brain also has some figurative uses that are abstract. For example, "Joe was a real brain."
The painting was very abstract, so we didn't know what it was.
The noun Bible (capital B) is a concrete nounas a word for the religious text of Christianity, a word for a physical book.The noun bible (lower case b) is an abstract noun as a word for a book that is considered the most important one for a particular subject, a word for a concept.
Both abstract and concrete nouns function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.EXAMPLESJack ate his sandwich. (concrete noun subject 'Jack'; concrete noun direct object 'sandwich')Your idea was a big help. (abstract noun subject 'idea'; abstract noun direct object 'help')The flowers will bloom when spring arrives. (concrete noun, subject of the sentence 'flowers'; abstract noun, subject of dependent clause 'spring')
We convert abstract noun into concrete noun by doing practically and using symbols. Other meaning of abstract is using lines and colors to form See abstract noun. It is a concrete noun
The forbidding chapter lead such a curiosity among the students
The boy showed curiosity by asking his teacher.
Abstract or Literal
Cement is a homogenous mixture, but concrete is not.
To replace abstract words with concrete words, focus on using specific, tangible details that appeal to the senses. For example, instead of saying "love," describe specific actions or feelings that illustrate love, such as "holding hands," "smiling brightly," or "feeling a warm embrace." This helps make abstract concepts more vivid and relatable to the reader.
Example sentences:1. A simple seamstress, Rosa Parks was an unlikely hero.seamstress, a common,concrete nounRosa Parks, a proper, concrete nounhero, a common, concrete noun2. The bottom of the Pacific is still a difficult place to explore. (words for places)bottom, a common, concrete nounPacific, a proper, concrete nounplace, a common, concrete noun3. My advice is to buy a car within your price range.advice, a common, abstract, uncountable nouncar, a common, concrete nounprice range, a common, abstract, compound noun4. The pavement on Main Street is full of cracks.pavement, a common, concrete, uncountable nounMain Street, a proper, concrete nouncracks, a common, concrete, plural noun5. I made the spaghetti according to mother's recipe.spaghetti, a common, concrete, uncountable nounmother's, a common, concrete, possessive nounrecipe, a common, concrete noun6. We watched the glassblower form a glass swan.glassblower, a common, concrete, compound nounglass, a common, concrete, uncountable, attributive nounswan, a common, concrete noun7. We waited for a turn on the exercise equipment.turn, a common, abstract nounexercise, a common, concrete, attributive nounequipment, a common, concrete, uncountable noun8. We could see the Eiffel Tower from the balconyof our hotel.Eiffel Tower, a proper, concrete, compound nounbalcony, a common, concrete nounhotel, a common, concrete9. The mob of angry protesters moved toward the courthouse.mob, a common, concrete, collective nounprotesters, a common, concrete, plural nouncourthouse, a common, concrete, compound noun10. This is the last sentence using types of nouns.sentence, a common, concrete nountypes, a common, abstract, plural nounnouns, a common, concrete, plural noun.
I will pour the concrete walkway next week. He now had concrete evidence that she didn't love him. No concrete proposals for the new port have been developed.
Concrete is porous and therefore has the ability to absorb from the surface.
Examples of metaphors using concrete and abstract nouns:Her pride was a panther crouched to pounce.You're on the first rung on the ladder of success.Their reasoning is full of holes.The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars... (William Shakespeare)
They were presenting abstracts from the journal.