mass noun

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mas noun]
- /mæs naʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mas noun]
- /mæs naʊn/

Definitions of mass noun words

noun mass noun a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural. 1
noun mass noun word indicating quantity, mass 1
countable noun mass noun A mass noun is a noun such as 'wine' which is usually uncount but is used with 'a' or 'an' or used in the plural when it refers to types of that substance, as in 'a range of Australian wines'. 0
countable noun mass noun In some descriptions of grammar, a mass noun is the same as an uncount noun. 0
noun mass noun a noun that refers to an extended substance rather than to each of a set of isolable objects, as, for example, water as opposed to lake. In English when used indefinitely they are characteristically preceded by some rather than a or an; they do not have normal plural forms 0
noun mass noun a noun denoting an abstraction or something that is uncountable, and not preceded by a or an: it is typically in a singular construction, but may be singular or plural in form (Ex.: love, girlhood, butter, news) 0

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Origin of mass noun

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mass noun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mass noun

mass noun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mass noun usage trend in Literature

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