Meanings
nounmass noun (plural mass nouns)
plural mass nouns
- A common noun that normally cannot be counted.
Synonyms: material noun, non-count noun, noncount noun, uncountable noun · Antonyms: countable noun, count noun
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA common noun that normally cannot be counted.
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不可數名詞 /不可数名词
- 不可數名詞 /不可数名词 (bùkěshǔ míngcí)noun describing something that cannot be counted
Dutch niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord, niet-telbaar substantief
- niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoordnoun describing something that cannot be counted
- niet-telbaar substantiefnoun describing something that cannot be counted
Finnish ainesana
- ainesananoun describing something that cannot be counted
French nom massif, nom non comptable
- nom massifnoun describing something that cannot be counted
- nom non comptablenoun describing something that cannot be counted
- nom indénombrablenoun describing something that cannot be counted
German Stoffname, Stoffsubstantiv
- Stoffnamenoun describing something that cannot be counted
- Stoffsubstantivnoun describing something that cannot be counted
- Stoffbezeichnungnoun describing something that cannot be counted
- unzählbares Substantivnoun describing something that cannot be counted
Hungarian nem megszámlálható főnév, nem számszerű főnév
- nem megszámlálható főnévnoun describing something that cannot be counted
- nem számszerű főnévnoun describing something that cannot be counted
- megszámlálhatatlan főnévnoun describing something that cannot be counted
Irish ainmfhocal maise
- ainmfhocal maisenoun describing something that cannot be counted
Japanese 不可算名詞
- 不可算名詞 (fukasan meishi)noun describing something that cannot be counted
Korean 불가산명사
- 불가산명사 (bulgasanmyeongsa)noun describing something that cannot be counted
Polish rzeczownik zbiorowy
- rzeczownik zbiorowynoun describing something that cannot be counted
Romanian substantiv nenumărabil
- substantiv nenumărabilnoun describing something that cannot be counted
Russian неисчисля́емое существи́тельное
- неисчисля́емое существи́тельное (neisčisljájemoje suščestvítelʹnoje)noun describing something that cannot be counted
Spanish nombre incontable (de sustancia)
- nombre incontable (de sustancia)noun describing something that cannot be counted
Welsh enw cynnull
- enw cynnullnoun describing something that cannot be counted
Cite this entry
APA
mass noun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%20noun
MLA
“mass noun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%20noun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mass noun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%20noun.
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