bare nouns

A form of bare noun — A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bare noun
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APA

bare nouns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20nouns

MLA

“bare nouns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20nouns. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bare nouns,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20nouns.

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