+50 EXAMPLES of abstract nouns

It is obvious to say that nouns there are thousands, and that only in Spanish. But we are not always aware that all nouns do not have the same nature. We are talking about characteristics of the name or noun that go beyond the semantic or pragmatic. Because yes, we have common names, proper names, etc.

But is there a classification of nouns depending on the tangibility of the signifier? So do we systematize in a different way the nouns that refer to objects that we can seeing and touching and those that are not perceptible by the senses, but by feelings and processes mental? The answer is yes, and in a Professor we are going to provide a series of examples of abstract nouns, that is, intangibles, and their explanation.

First of all. What is a noun? A noun is a word used for naming objects, people, animals, feelings, mythological beings, etc. As it does the effect of “naming”, we also usually know it as “name”. Therefore, cow, Juan, heat, frying pan, rainbow, happiness... they would be nouns.

As we said, nouns are usually distinguished in different classifications, but the one that concerns us in this article would be the one referring to "concrete nouns vs. abstract nouns”. The definition of these two is very simple.

• The concrete nouns or nouns are those that we can perceive through the senses and exist in the tangible world, as shoe, Vicenta, dog, hand and sand among thousands more.
• On the contrary, abstract nouns are those that only exist in our thoughts or feelings, which are not perceptible by the senses they are not physical. It is in this group where we would find words like history, I remember bravery idea or truth. They are concepts with their own name that we cannot perceive and that remain in the worlds of the mind.

Verbs and adjectives as abstract nouns

Many times you can also a verb or adjective transform into an abstract noun either through the implementation of suffixes that modify them, or other processes. For example, we could understand this modification with the adjective "patient", substantiating it as patience, which would be abstract. Between the suffixes The most common ones that are used in the substantivation (generally abstract qualities) of verbs and adjectives are:

• old / ging: Especially used with adjectives ending in "-ante" or "-ente" constant - constancy / persevering - perseverance / abundant - abundance / obedient - obedience / intelligent - intelligence…
• anza: More used to substantiate verbs: longing - longing / walking - walking / late - tardiness ...
• dad: Closely related to the substantivation of adjectives with gender markers “-a” / “-o”, but this is not always the case: bad - badness / good - kindness / happy - happiness / expressive - expressiveness / agile - agility ...
• ez / -eza: This suffix is ​​also common in the formation of abstract nouns: child - childhood / old / a - old age / bad / a - undergrowth / rough / a - roughness / brave / a - braveza (also valid bravery)…
• itud: full - fullness
• ura: It also happens more frequently with adjectives that admit gender markers: rich - rich / beautiful - loveliness / tender - tenderness / plain - plain

Next we will list a series of examples of abstract nouns contextualized in sentences. These nouns, like any other, can exercise the action of the subject or any complement that is given with names, as we will see in the following examples:

• Juan received the medal with great enthusiasm (So ​​much medal What Juan they would be concrete nouns. Regarding the aforementioned, enthusiasm is the substantivation of the adjective enthusiastic [Juan received the medal enthusiastic]).
• Have faith, everything will work out.
• I have a lot hot, and I prefer the cold. (It can be strange to think of temperature as something abstract, being something we feel physically, but they are usually classified this way.)
• In its childhood was a very daring girl (It is relevant to see in this case how a specific noun girl or kid becomes its abstract childhood with the change of suffix).
• Everything will return to the normal.
• What a surprise It has been carried!
• You have total Liberty to do what you want.
• That painting is a beauty.
• Me purpose from year new is to find a good job.
• That movie doesn't have much coherence.
• I don't understand much of politics.
• With perseverance things are achieved.
• She sent you that gift with all her affection.
• It is truth, you have reason. It all depends on the luck that you have in the life.
• Peace and love, Boys.
• The biodiversity of this place is spectacular.
• Do not you have afraid.
• The greed it's bad for him ego.
• Do not tell lies, you are full of joy.
• This idea it was one idiocy.
• The can gives riches.
• The performance my daughter's was a lot of fun.
• The important thing is to focus on your Health.
• It highlights the honesty, that is good.
• Slight drama has been assembled at home!
• Little cleaning and a lot disorder.
• Which one is that feeling?
• The anxiety it does not allow me to be happy.
• What a beautiful drawing! You have a lot creativity.
• The impossibility to enter reasoning with him was the cause why her cousin left.
• That paella seemed like a atrocity.
• The value is a virtue.
• He faced his reproach with nobility and understanding.
• The admiration that I feel for her goes beyond limits.
• The legality of her actions are questionable.
• I don't understand so much delay.
• I would like to study something related to the branch of Sciences.