Abstract nouns are things that can't be experienced by the physical senses; they can't seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched; they are things that can only be known, understood, learned, believed, or felt emotionally.
There are some nouns that can be used as both an abstract or a concrete noun:
abstract: I don't get the point of that joke.
concrete: I've broken the point on my pencil.
abstract: We're going to visit Maggie to lift her spirits.
concrete: I have some spirits of camphor for that congestion.
abstract: I have the eight to midnight watch.
concrete: I received a new watch for my birthday.
abstract: I'm going to be a famous movie star.
concrete: That star near the horizon is the planet Venus.
Comprehensiveness is the abstract noun for the adjective comprehensive. Another abstract noun form is comprehension.
Disobedience is the abstract noun form.
The abstract noun form is gluttony.
Yes, the noun 'falsehood' is an abstract noun, a word for a concept.
Yes, the noun 'introduction' is an abstract noun, a word for a concept.
The abstract noun form of the adjective 'useful' is usefulness.The word 'useful' is the adjective form of the abstract noun use.
Some people use the term 'idea noun' for an abstract noun.
Yes, the noun 'prudence' is an abstract noun, a word for an ability to use good judgement.
The abstract noun form of the verb to think is the gerund, thinking.
To change "innocent" into an abstract noun, you would use "innocence."
The abstract noun form of the adjective 'useful' is usefulness.The word 'useful' is the adjective form of the abstract noun use.
The word exit is both a noun and a verb. The noun exit can be a concrete noun or an abstract noun depending on its use. Examples: concrete: The exit is on your left. abstract: We made a fast exit as soon as we could.
The noun admission as a form of the verb admit can be abstract or concrete, depending on the use. Your paid admission to a movie is a concrete noun. Admissibility, a related noun, is always abstract.
We usually use this adjective with the verb to be: He was absent yesterday. Meaning that he sould have been there but was not. Also, we can use absent as a verb. He absented himself from the tiring gossip.
There is no abstract noun synonym for the concrete noun 'red', a word for a color. Colors only exist as a visual experience. The concrete noun 'red' can be used in an abstract context, for example the expression 'seeing red' is a term for extreme anger, an abstract noun.
Yes, the noun astonishment is an abstract noun, a word for an emotional reaction.
The plural noun 'teeth' has an abstract use that the singular noun tooth does not. The plural noun 'teeth' is an abstract noun as a word for effective power to enforce or accomplish something. example: We need a law that has some teeth.