List 13 - Forming Abstract Nouns

Abstract noun refers to a thing that has no physical form. This means we cannot see or touch it. It denotes an idea (education, discipline), quality (ability, beauty) or state (belief, hope). Abstract nouns are derived particularly from nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Noun	Abstract Noun	Noun	Abstract Noun
brother	brotherhood	man	manhood
child	childhood	member	membership
friend	friendship	mother	motherhood
king	kingship	neighbor	neighborhood
leader	leadership	scholar	scholarship

Verb	Abstract Noun	Verb	Abstract Noun
act	action	know	knowledge
appear	appearance	laugh	laughter
behave	behavior	lose	loss
believe	belief	marry	marriage
die	death	permit	permission
do	deed	please	pleasure
employ	employment	refuse	refusal
free	freedom	sell	sale
grow	growth	speak	speech
invite	invitation	think	thought
judge	judgement	treat	treatment

Adjective	Abstract Noun	Adjective	Abstract Noun
able	ability	kind	kindness
angry	anger	long	length
beautiful	beauty	honest	honesty
brave	bravery	new	newness
different	difference	strong	strength
difficult	difficulty	thirsty	thirst
envious	envy	unique	uniqueness
great	greatness	weak	weakness
happy	happiness	wide	width
hungry	hunger	wise	wisdom