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An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five physical senses; they can't be seen, heard, smelled tasted, or touched.

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Does a concrete noun have to be something you can touch?

A concrete noun is something you can see, hear, taste, smell or touch.


Is commitment an abstract noun?

The abstract nouns for the verb to engage are engagement and the gerund, engaging.


Is Prison an abstract noun?

No, the noun "prison" is a concrete noun, referring to a building where people are incarcerated; a word for a physical thing.An abstract noun refers to something you cannot physically see, touch, taste, hear or feel-- an emotion usually, something you can only experience. For example, "beauty" is an abstract noun. You know it when you see it. "Hunger" is another example-- you can feel it, but you cannot put your finger on it nor does it have a color or a shape. Other abstract nouns are hope, faith, love, independence, and corruption.


What is the abstract noun of pal?

The abstract noun of "pal" is "friendship." So, if you want to get all fancy and use big words, you can say that "pal" represents the concept of friendship. It's like saying you're not just buddies, you're on a whole other level of friendship.


2 Can the learner imagine something which he has not first experienced through his senses?

no, because first and foremost children are born as blank state and they only learn to learn things as they grew up. and imagination is develop as the child grew up and he cannot imagine something which he did not experienced through his senses. any absence of one sense is a failure to incorporate something in the mind since one sense forfeit to experience what is supposed to be is. and the mind only has the ability to think and imagine as well. ex. you cannot a imagine a box if you don't have the sense of sight. and what is love in your imagination or in your mind without the sense of feeling. how ever the sense of touch too cannot guarantee that you can imagine the shape that you did not see because you cannot perfectly picture the real things.

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What is a word that names something you can see touch hear smell or feel?

A word that names something you can see, touch, hear, smell, or feel is "apple." An apple is a tangible object that can be visually observed, physically handled, heard when bitten, smelled for its fragrance, and tasted for flavor. It engages multiple senses, making it a perfect example.


What can see but cannot touch?

shows on tv or, the sun.


Does a concrete noun have to be something you can touch?

A concrete noun is something you can see, hear, taste, smell or touch.


What is the answer to touch v riddle?

The answer to the "touch v" riddle is typically "love." The riddle plays on the idea that love is something we can feel (or "touch") but cannot physically see or quantify. It emphasizes the emotional connection rather than a tangible item.


What names an idea feeling a quality or characteristic?

An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic. Abstract nouns represent things that you cannot see, hear, touch, or taste, such as love, beauty, happiness, and courage.


What cannot be touch see feel hear but exist?

Answer : Emotion


Is mercy an abstract or concrete noun?

The word "mercy" is an abstract noun. An abstract noun refers to something you cannot experience with your five senses-- you cannot touch it, feel it, see it, etc. You may know what mercy is (what the results of it are), but you cannot actually touch or feel or see "mercy." So that is what makes it an abstract noun, just like "truth", "beauty", "love", and "courtesy."


What is something you can see and feel but can't touch?

Sunlight, chlorine...


What is something you can't see or can't touch but you feel it?

The wind


What does non physical mean?

Nonphysical normally means not physical; something you cannot touch or see. Some people think that God is nonphysical, but basically it is just something that can be scientifically proved, but isn't able to be felt or seen.


What is something that has weight but you cannot see?

microrganisms


Why energy is not a form of matter?

matter is something you can see or touch energy is not.