noun
noun
NOUN/naʊn/
A word naming a person, place, thing, or idea.
These picture cards show what a noun can name.
Etymology
Latin nomen meant both “name” and “noun”: a noun is a naming word. Its grammatical use covers names for immaterial ideas as well as physical things.
In context
just remember that a common noun is a person place animal or thing and the proper noun gives a special name to a common noun
More examples
- In this sentence, 'teacher' is a noun naming a person.
- The noun 'freedom' names an idea rather than an object.
- Proper nouns, such as 'Chicago,' begin with capital letters.
Forms
noun · nouns
Similar words
- naming word
- A simple classroom term emphasizing what a noun does.