Concrete vs. abstract nouns

Concrete nouns vs. abstract nouns

Concrete nouns are nouns that represent things that we can experience with at least one of our five senses. Abstract nouns, on the other hand, represent things that we cannot feel with our senses.

Examples of concrete nouns:

• Dog
• Laura
• Wind
• Blizzard
• Magazine
• Website

 

Examples of abstract nouns:

• Love
• Pride
• Emptiness
• Friendliness
• Stress
• Insistence

See also:

• Countable Vs. Uncountable nouns

• Proper vs. common nouns

• Collective nouns

• Compound Nouns