abstract noun
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Grammarabstract nounˌabstract ˈnoun noun [countable] SLGa noun that names a feeling, quality, or state rather than an object, animal, or person. For example, ‘hunger’ and ‘beauty’ are abstract nouns.Examples from the Corpusabstract noun• But introducing an abstract noun is not the same thing as providing an explanation.