Meanings
nounabstract noun (plural abstract nouns)
plural abstract nouns
- grammarA noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.
Synonyms: nomen abstractum · Antonyms: concrete noun
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.
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Translations
Arabic اِسْم مَعْنًى
- اِسْم مَعْنًى (ism maʕnan)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Bulgarian абстрактно съществително
- абстрактно съществително (abstraktno săštestvitelno)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Catalan nom abstracte
- nom abstractenoun that denotes an abstract concept
Chinese Mandarin 抽象名詞 /抽象名词
- 抽象名詞 /抽象名词 (chōuxiàng míngcí)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Danish abstrakt
- abstraktnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Dutch abstract substantief, abstractum
- abstract substantiefnoun that denotes an abstract concept
- abstractumnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Finnish abstrakti substantiivi
- abstrakti substantiivinoun that denotes an abstract concept
French nom abstrait
- nom abstraitnoun that denotes an abstract concept
German Abstraktum, abstraktes Substantiv
- Abstraktumnoun that denotes an abstract concept
- abstraktes Substantivnoun that denotes an abstract concept
- Begriffswortnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Greek αφηρημένο ουσιαστικό
- αφηρημένο ουσιαστικό (afiriméno ousiastikó)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Hungarian elvont főnév
- elvont főnévnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Irish ainmfhocal teibí, ainm teibí
- ainmfhocal teibínoun that denotes an abstract concept
- ainm teibínoun that denotes an abstract concept
Italian nome astratto
- nome astrattonoun that denotes an abstract concept
Japanese 抽象名詞
- 抽象名詞 (chūshōmeishi)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Korean 추상명사
- 추상명사 (chusangmyeongsa)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Norwegian Bokmål abstrakt
- abstraktnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Persian اسم معنی
- اسم معنیnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Polish rzeczownik abstrakcyjny
- rzeczownik abstrakcyjnynoun that denotes an abstract concept
Portuguese substantivo abstrato
- substantivo abstratonoun that denotes an abstract concept
Russian абстра́ктное существи́тельное
- абстра́ктное существи́тельное (abstráktnoje suščestvítelʹnoje)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Spanish sustantivo abstracto, nombre abstracto
- sustantivo abstractonoun that denotes an abstract concept
- nombre abstractonoun that denotes an abstract concept
Swedish abstrakt substantiv
- abstrakt substantivnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Tagalog pangngalang basal
- pangngalang basalnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Thai อาการนาม
- อาการนาม (aa-gaa-rá-naam)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Turkish soyut ad, soyut isim
- soyut adnoun that denotes an abstract concept
- soyut isimnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Ukrainian абстра́ктний іме́нник
- абстра́ктний іме́нник (abstráktnyj iménnyk)noun that denotes an abstract concept
Vietnamese danh từ trừu tượng
- danh từ trừu tượngnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Welsh enw haniaethol
- enw haniaetholnoun that denotes an abstract concept
Cite this entry
APA
abstract noun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20noun
MLA
“abstract noun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20noun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstract noun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20noun.
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