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Noun

mass noun ( plural : mass nouns)

1. 1933 A noun describing something that cannot be counted, usually with no plural form and used without the indefinite article. Examples: information, money, soap. In contrast, dollar and euro are examples of count nouns. Some nouns, such as wine, can be either mass nouns or count nouns: as a mass noun, wine refers to wine in general; as a count noun (with plural wines ) wine refers to a variety of wine.

Synonyms

• non-count noun
• uncountable noun

Antonyms

• count noun, countable noun

Translations

• Dutch: niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord
• Finnish: ainesana

See also

• collective noun
• noun of assemblage
• noun of multitude
• Appendix:Collective nouns
• article on mass nouns
• List of collective nouns by collective term on

Translations

• Dutch: verzamelnaam m . , collectivum n .

Other Translations for "mass noun"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		mass noun
Hex		ed e1 f3 f3 a0 ee 6f f5 ee
Pig Latin		assmay ounnay

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