Abstract nouns are those which have varying definitions and cannot be identified using the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch). Some examples are:
duty
honor
country
love
friendship
luxury
freedom
peace
bravery
hero
faith
hope
love
charity
redemption
victim
power
success
failure
joy
happiness
honesty
loyalty
humor
pain
health
health care
comfort
home
generosity
education
knowledge
wisdom
truth
art
beauty
memory
victory
survivor
control
attractive
romance
Concrete nouns are those which you can experience with your senses or that have very carefully defined meanings. I used to say that concrete nouns were something you can hold in your hand, but the moon is concrete, you can point to it, but you can’t hold it. Some examples are:
chair
pickle
hummingbird
casserole
house
frog
wind
alliteration
haiku
novel
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