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Abstract noun refers to a thing that has no physical form. This means we cannot see or touch it . It denotes an idea (education, discipline), quality (ability, beauty) or state (belief, hope) . Abstract nouns are derived particularly from nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
| Noun | Abstract Noun | Noun | Abstract Noun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brother | brotherhood | man | manhood | |
| child | childhood | member | membership | |
| friend | friendship | mother | motherhood | |
| king | kingship | neighbor | neighborhood | |
| leader | leadership | scholar | scholarship |
| Noun | Abstract Noun | Noun | Abstract Noun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| act | action | know | knowledge | |
| appear | appearance | laugh | laughter | |
| behave | behavior | lose | loss | |
| believe | belief | marry | marriage | |
| die | death | permit | permission | |
| do | deed | please | pleasure | |
| employ | employment | refuse | refusal | |
| free | freedom | sell | sale | |
| grow | growth | speak | speech | |
| invite | invitation | think | thought | |
| judge | judgement | treat | treatment |
| Noun | Abstract Noun | Noun | Abstract Noun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| able | ability | kind | kindness | |
| angry | anger | long | length | |
| beautiful | beauty | honest | honesty | |
| brave | bravery | new | newness | |
| different | difference | strong | strength | |
| difficult | difficulty | thirsty | thirst | |
| envious | envy | unique | uniqueness | |
| great | greatness | weak | weakness | |
| happy | happiness | wide | width | |
| hungry | hunger | wise | wisdom |
