abstract noun in English
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1. In philosophy , the abstract noun design refers to purpose/purposefulness, or teleology .
2. The Heb. abstract noun for “oversights” is translated by the concrete designation “overseers.”
3. The abstract noun "whiggishness" is sometimes used as a generic term for Whig historiography.
4. It often is a pure marketing term, sometimes even misused, and an abstract noun to avoid naming the true problems.
5. Constituency (n.) "body of constituents," especially "a body of persons voting for an elective officer," 1806, from constituent + abstract noun suffix -cy.
6. Aphagia Meaning: "inability to swallow," 1854, from a- (3) "not, without" + abstract noun from Greek phagein "to eat"… See definitions of Aphagia.
7. Linguistically, however, cité corresponds with the Latin word civitas, which in turn forms an abstract noun derived from civis and is constructed by the addition of the suffix ‐tas.
8. Aphonia (n.) in pathology, "want of voice, loss of voice through some physical condition," 1778, from medical Latin aphonia, from Greek aphonia "speechlessness," abstract noun from aphonos "voiceless," from a-"not, without" (see a-(3)) + phone "voice," from PIE root *bha-(2) "to speak, tell, say" + abstract noun ending (see -ia).Englished form Aphony is attested from 1680s.
9. Berth (n.) 1620s, "convenient sea room" (Bailey's dictionary), for ships or for sailors, a word of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + abstract noun suffix -th (2) as in strength, health, etc
10. The Latin word castitas, from which the English "chastity" derives, is an abstract noun denoting "a moral and physical purity usually in a specifically religious context", sometimes but not always referring to sexual chastity.
11. Mid-14c., "a plentiful flowing, an abundant supply," from Old French affluence, from Latin Affluentia "affluence, abundance," literally "a flowing to," abstract noun from affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward; abounding, rich, copious" (see affluent).
12. Often Englished as Ataxy, 1660s in pathology, "irregularity of bodily functions," medical Latin, from Greek ataxia, abstract noun from a-"not, without" (see a-(3)) + taxis "arrangement, order," from stem of tassein "to arrange" (see tactics)
13. 1300, from Old French arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia "presumption, pride, haughtiness," abstract noun from Arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad "to" (see ad-) + rogare
14. 1300, from Old French Arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia "presumption, pride, haughtiness," abstract noun from arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad "to" (see ad-) + rogare
15. Abundance (n.) "copious quantity or supply," mid-14c., from Old French abondance and directly from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty," abstract noun from abundant-, past participle stem of abundans "overflowing, full," present participle of abundare "to overflow" (see abound).
16. 1600, from Medieval Latin Adjacentia, abstract noun from Latin adiacens "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad "to" (see ad-) + iacēre "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw; lay ('cast (oneself) down')," from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel."
17. Continence (n.) late 14c., "self-restraint, moderation," especially with regard to desires and passions, "moderation in sexual intercourse, chastity, restraint of the sexual passions within lawful bounds," from Old French Continence (14c.) and directly from Latin continentia "a holding back, repression," abstract noun from continent-, present-participle stem of continere "to hold back, check
18. Coherence (n.) 1580s, "suitable connection or dependence, consistency" (in narrative or argument), also more literally "act or state of sticking or cleaving of one thing to another," from French cohérence (16c.), from Latin cohaerentia, abstract noun from cohaerentem (nominative cohaerens), present participle of cohaerere "to stick together, be coherent," from assimilated form of com
19. Continence (n.) late 14c., "self-restraint, moderation," especially with regard to desires and passions, "moderation in sexual intercourse, chastity, restraint of the sexual passions within lawful bounds," from Old French continence (14c.) and directly from Latin Continentia "a holding back, repression," abstract noun from continent-, present-participle stem of continere "to hold back, check
20. Consequence (n.) late 14c., "logical inference, conclusion," from Old French Consequence "result" (13c., Modern French conséquence), from Latin consequentia, abstract noun from present-participle stem of consequi "to follow after," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + sequi "to follow" (from PIE root *sekw-(1) "to follow").
21. Autocracy (n.) 1650s, "independent power, self-sustained power, self-government" (obsolete), from French Autocratie, from Latinized form of Greek autokrateia "absolute rule, rule by oneself," abstract noun from autokrates "ruling by oneself," from autos "self" (see auto-) + kratia "rule" (see -cracy).Meaning "absolute government, unlimited political power invested in a single person" is
22. Autocracy 1650s, "independent power, self-sustained power, self-government" (obsolete), from French Autocratie, from Latinized form of Greek autokrateia "absolute rule, rule by oneself," abstract noun from autokrates "ruling by oneself," from autos "self" (see auto-) + kratia "rule" (see -cracy).Meaning "absolute government, unlimited political power invested in a single person" is recorded
23. 1600, from Medieval Latin Adjacentia, abstract noun from Latin adiacens "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad "to" (see ad-) + iacēre "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw; lay ('cast (oneself) down')," from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel." Related entries & more jut (v.1)
24. "body size" (either large or small, with adjective), from Old French Corpulence (14c.) "Corpulence; physical size, build," from Latin corpulentia "grossness of body," abstract noun from corpulentus "fleshy, fat," from corpus "body" (from PIE root *kwrep-"body, form, appearance") + -ulentus "full of." In English, the restriction to "bulkiness, obesity, largeness of
25. Affluence mid-14c., "a plentiful flowing, an abundant supply," from Old French affluence, from Latin Affluentia "affluence, abundance," literally "a flowing to," abstract noun from affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward; abounding, rich, copious" (see affluent).The notion in the figurative Latin sense is of "a plentiful flow" of the gifts of fortune, hence "wealth, abundance of
26. Anarchy (n.) 1530s, "absence of government," from French anarchie or directly from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhia "lack of a leader, the state of people without a government" (in Athens, used of the Year of Thirty Tyrants, 404 B.C., when there was no archon), abstract noun from anarkhos "rulerless," from an-"without" (see an-(1)) + arkhos "leader" (see archon).
27. Affluence (n.) mid-14c., "a plentiful flowing, an abundant supply," from Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia "affluence, abundance," literally "a flowing to," abstract noun from Affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward; abounding, rich, copious" (see affluent).The notion in the figurative Latin sense is of "a plentiful flow" of the gifts of fortune, hence "wealth, abundance of