WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab′stract noun′, [Gram.]
  1. Grammara noun denoting something immaterial and abstract, as rest, dread, or transportation.
  2. Grammara noun formed with a suffix that imparts such a meaning, as kindness. Cf. concrete noun.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abstract noun
  1. a noun that refers to an abstract concept, as for example kindness
    Compare concrete noun
'abstract noun' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-cy - URE - concrete noun

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