Concrete nouns are one of the most widely used nouns in English grammar. This noun came from a Latin word.
‘Concrete’ comes from the Latin word ‘concretus‘.
Fig. 1 Concrete nouns
Hence, concrete means together grow or grow together. Now, when something is growing together, what will happen?
It will become more in quantity or it will be thick or compact or hard. In a simple way, we can say, it will form a physical existence.
So, a concrete noun means a noun that has physical existence.
Concrete Noun Definition and Concrete Noun Examples
Concrete Noun Definition
Let’s try to learn, what is a concrete noun? A concrete noun is a noun that has physical existence and can be sensed through one of our five senses.
Fig. 3 Concrete noun definition
Concrete Noun Examples
Book, pen, pencil
Rahul, Maya
Apple, fish, chocolate
Flower, lemon
Flute, music, etc.
Fig. 4 Concrete noun examples
Explanation
In the above example,
We can see or touch a book
We can see or touch or hear Rahul, Maya
We can see, touch or taste an apple, fish or chocolate, etc.
We can see, touch, and smell a flower, lemon, etc.
We can hear a flute, music, etc.
Hence, these all the above examples, we can see or touch or taste or smell or hear and these all are concrete nouns.
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Comparison Between Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Rimi is very happy after reading a storybook. Here, Rimi and book are two nouns and both have a physical existence. It means you can touch, you can see, you can hear, etc.
These Rimi and books are concrete nouns.
But what about happiness?
Do you think it has a physical existence?
No, it doesn’t have. You cannot see happiness, maybe you can see the smile of a happy person. Hence, happiness is an abstract noun but a smile which we can see is a concrete noun. So don’t you think this type of noun is interesting! Let’s see a few examples to see the differences between concrete and abstract nouns.
Concrete Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Book
Determination
Pen
Love
Chair
Kindness
Table
Knowledge
Tree
Anger
Now, there are a few differences between concrete nouns and abstract nouns:
Hence, we have learned the details of concrete nouns along with so many examples. If you have any suggestions to update our article, please write to us.
