common noun

Noun

Singular common noun

Plural common nouns

1. A common noun is any noun that refers to a particular class or group or any particular person or thing; it is not written in capitals.
   • Antonym: proper noun

   Men, book and cat are examples of common nouns.

Related words

• abstract noun
• concrete noun
• collective noun
• proper noun

Types of nouns (edit)

common noun - proper noun | concrete noun - abstract noun count noun - uncountable noun (or mass noun) - collective noun singular noun - plural noun | possessive noun