abstract nounnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæb.strækt ˈnaʊn/us/ˌæb.strækt ˈnaʊn/a noun that refers to a thing that does not exist as a material object:
"Happiness", "honesty", and "liberty" are abstract nouns.
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