Examples of Abstract Nouns
A noun that denotes an idea, quality, or condition, rather than a concrete object is called an abstract noun.
Examples of Abstract Nouns Showing Human Characteristics
- Beauty
- Bravery
- Brilliance
- Brutality
- Calmness
- Charity
- Coldness
- Compassion
- Confidence
- Contentment
- Courage
- Curiosity
- Dedication
- Determination
- Ego
- Elegance
- Enthusiasm
- Envy
- Evil
- Fear
- Generosity
- Goodness
- Graciousness
- Hatred
- Honesty
- Honor
- Hope
- Humility
- Humor
- Insanity
- Integrity
- Intelligence
- Jealousy
- Kindness
- Loyalty
- Maturity
- Patience
- Perseverance
- Sanity
- Self-control
- Sensitivity
- Sophistication
- Stupidity
- Sympathy
- Talent
- Tolerance
- Trust
- Warmth
- Weakness
- Wisdom
- Wit
Examples of Abstract Nouns Showing Emotions / Feelings
- Adoration
- Amazement
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Apprehension
- Clarity
- Delight
- Despair
- Disappointment
- Disbelief
- Excitement
- Fascination
- Friendship
- Grief
- Happiness
- Hate
- Helpfulness
- Helplessness
- Infatuation
- Joy
- Love
- Misery
- Pain
- Pleasure
- Power
- Pride
- Relaxation
- Relief
- Romance
- Sadness
- Satisfaction
- Silliness
- Sorrow
- Strength
- Surprise
- Tiredness
- Uncertainty
- Wariness
- Weariness
- Worry
More Examples of Abstract Nouns
- Ability
- Adventure
- Artistry
- Awe
- Belief
- Chaos
- Comfort
- Communication
- Consideration
- Crime
- Culture
- Customer service
- Death
- Deceit
- Defeat
- Democracy
- Dexterity
- Dictatorship
- Disquiet
- Disturbance
- Dreams
- Energy
- Enhancement
- Failure
- Faith
- Faithfulness
- Faithlessness
- Favoritism
- Forgiveness
- Fragility
- Frailty
- Freedom
- Gossip
- Grace
- Hearsay
- Homelessness
- Hurt
- Idea
- Idiosyncrasy
- Imagination
- Impression
- Improvement
- Inflation
- Information
- Justice
- Knowledge
- Laughter
- Law
- Liberty
- Life
- Loss
- Luck
- Luxury
- Memory
- Mercy
- Motivation
- Movement
- Need
- Omen
- Opinion
- Opportunism
- Opportunity
- Parenthood
- Patriotism
- Peace
- Peculiarity
- Poverty
- Principle
- Reality
- Redemption
- Refreshment
- Riches
- Rumor
- Service
- Shock
- Skill
- Slavery
- Sleep
- Sparkle
- Speculation
- Speed
- Strictness
- Submission
- Success
- Thought
- Thrill
- Truth
- Unemployment
- Unreality
- Victory
- Wealth
10 Examples of Abstract Nouns Sentences
- He admired the classical beauty of her face.
- It’s hard to find any sympathy for such an evil man.
- He had the honesty to admit his father was right.
- His family was living in slavery and poverty.
- There was a sudden movement in the underground.
- You seem to have lost your ability to attract customers.
- He has had some success in getting rid of cigarettes.
- In my personal opinion, it is a very good investment.
- Sometimes I feel that there’s no justice in the world.
- Amazon CEO Bezos’ net worth is an estimated $200 billion.
