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An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five physical senses; something that can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. An abstract noun is word for something that you know, learn, think, understand, or feel emotionally.

Some abstract nouns are countable (have a singular and a plural form) and some abstract nouns are uncountable (have only a singular or only a plural form).

A singular abstract noun may be the singular form of a countable noun, or it may be a singular uncountable noun.

Examples of countable abstract nouns are:

  • hope, hopes
  • idea, ideas
  • danger, dangers
  • friendship, friendships
  • liberty, liberties

Examples of singular uncountable nouns are:

  • advice
  • education
  • knowledge
  • gossip*
  • astronomy

Examples of plural uncountable nouns are:

  • news
  • economics
  • politics

*Note: The noun 'gossip' is a singular, countable, concrete noun as a word for a person or persons (They're just a bunch of gossips).

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