Abstract nouns can be formed from verbs, adjectives, and common nouns by adding suffixes to root words. For example, “author” is a common noun, if you add the suffix “ity” it becomes “authority”. Authority is an abstract noun. In this post, you can get a list of examples of the formation of abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives, and common nouns.
You can find many abstract nouns that do not add suffixes to the root words but completely change the words to form the noun. For example, “long” is an adjective, and “length” is the abstract noun formed from the word “long”. You can also get many examples of these abstract nouns from the below list.
What examples can you find here?
33 Examples of Formation of Abstract Nouns From Common Nouns
1. Agent – Agency
2. Author – Authorship/Authority
3. Bankrupt – Bankruptcy
4. Beggar – Beggary
5. Bond – Bondage
6. Boy – Boyhood
7. Brother – Brotherhood
8. Captain – Captainship/Captaincy
9. Child – Childhood
10. Common – Abstract
11. Coward – Cowardice
12. Friend – Friendliness/Friendship
13. Glutton – Gluttony
14. Hero – Heroism
15. Infant – Infancy
16. King – Kingdom/Kingship
17. Leader – Leadership
18. Man – Manhood/Mankind
19. Member – Membership
20. Mother – Motherhood
21. Neighbor – Neighborhood
22. Owner – Ownership
23. Patriot – Patriotism
24. Pilgrim – Pilgrimage
25. Pirate – Piracy
26. Priest – Priesthood
27. Rascal – Rascality
28. Regent – Regency
29. Rogue – Roguery
30. Scholar – Scholarship
31. Slave – Slavery
32. Thief – Thieving/Theft
33. Woman – Womanhood
154 Examples of Formation of Abstract Nouns From Adjectives
1. Abundant – Abundance
2. Adequate – Adequacy
3. Adorable – Adoration
4. Adventurous – Adventure
5. Aggressive – Aggression
6. Ambitious – Ambition
7. Amused – Amusement
8. Angry – Anger
9. Animated – Animation
10. Anxious – Anxiety
11. Arrogant – Arrogance
12. Attractive – Attraction
13. Bald – Baldness
14. Beautiful – Beauty
15. Bewildered – Bewilderness
16. Bitter – Bitterness
17. Bored – Boredom
18. Brave – Bravery
19. Brief – Brevity
20. Bright – Brightness
21. Broad – Breadth
22. Calm – Calmness
23. Cautious – Caution
24. Chaotic – Chaos
25. Charming – Charm
26. Clean – Cleanliness
27. Clear – Clarity
28. Clever – Cleverness
29. Clumsy – Clumsiness
30. Comfortable – Comfort
31. Compassionate – Compassion
32. Condemned – Condemnation
33. Courageous – Courage
34. Cruel – Cruelty
35. Curious – Curiosity
36. Cute – Cuteness
37. Dangerous – Danger
38. Dark – Darkness
39. Dead – Depth
40. Deceitful – Deceit
41. Deep – Depth
42. Defeated – Defeat
43. Defiant – Defiance
44. Delightful – Delight
45. Democratic – Democracy
46. Depressed – Depression
47. Determined – Determination
48. Devoted – Devotion
49. Different – Difference
50. Disgusted – Disgust
51. Distinct – Distinction
52. Distribute – Distribution
53. Disturbed – Disturbance
54. Doubtful – Doubt
55. Dull – Dullness
56. Eager – Eagerness
57. Easy – Ease
58. Educated – Education
59. Elegant – Elegance
60. Eloquent – Eloquence
61. Embarrassed – Embarrassment
62. Encouraging – Encouragement
63. Energetic – Energy
64. Enthusiastic – Enthusiasm
65. Envious – Envy
66. Evil – Evil
67. Excellent – Excellence
68. Excited – Excitement
69. Expensive – Expense
70. Exuberant – Exuberance
71. Faithful – Faith
72. False – Falsehood
73. Famous – Fame
74. Fine – Finesse
75. Foolish – Fool
76. Generous – Generosity
77. Glamorous – Glamour
78. Glorious – Glory
79. Good – Goodness
80. Great – Greatness
81. Grieving – Grief
82. Happy – Happiness
83. Healthy – Health
84. Helpful – Help
85. High – Height
86. Honest – Honesty
87. Hot – Heat
88. Humble – Humility
89. Humorous – Humor
90. Hungry – Hunger
91. Imaginative – Imagination
92. Important – Importance
93. Innocent – Innocence
94. Intelligent – Intelligence
95. Jealous – Jealousy
96. Long – Length
97. Loyal – Loyalty
98. Lucky – Luck
99. Luxurious – Luxury
100. Mature – Maturity
101. Miserable – Misery
102. Mysterious – Mystery
103. Narcissistic – Narcissism
104. Nervous – Nervousness
105. Obedient – Obedience
106. Opinionated – Opinion
107. Oppressive – Oppression
108. Outrageous – Outrage
109. Painful – Pain
110. Peculiar – Peculiarity
111. Perfect – Perfection
112. Pessimistic – Pessimism
113. Pitiful – Pity
114. Polite – Politeness
115. Poor – Poverty
116. Powerful – Power
117. Proud – Pride
118. Prudent – Prudence
119. Real – Reality
120. Relieved – Relief
121. Repulsive – Repulsion
122. Resentful – Resentment
123. Responsible – Responsibility
124. Rhythmic – Rhythm
125. Rich – Richness
126. Romantic – Romance
127. Sane – Sanity
128. Sarcastic – Sarcasm
129. Scarce – Scarcity
130. Selfish – Selfishness
131. Sensitive – Sensitivity
132. Short – Shortness
133. Shy – Shyness
134. Sole – Solitude
135. Sorrowful – Sorrow
136. Splendid – Splendour
137. Strong – Strength
138. Stupid – Stupidity
139. Successful – Success
140. Supportive – Support
141. Sympathetic – Sympathy
142. Tender – Tenderness
143. Tense – Tension
144. Thundering – Thunder
145. Tolerant – Tolerance
146. True – Truth
147. Vain – Vanity
148. Victorious – Victory
149. Warm – Warmth
150. Wide – Width
151. Wise – Wisdom
152. Witty – Wit
153. Young – Youth
154. Zealous – Zeal
269 Examples of Formation of Abstract Nouns From Verbs
1. Accept – Acceptance
2. Accomplish – Accomplishment
3. Achieve – Achievement
4. Acquire – Acquisition
5. Act – Action
6. Add – Addition
7. Administer – Administration
8. Admire – Admiration
9. Admit – Admission
10. Advance – Advancement
11. Advise – Advice
12. Afford – Affordability
13. Agree – Agreement
14. Allow – Allowance
15. Amuse – Amusement
16. Analyse – Analysis
17. Annoy – Annoyance
18. Appear – Appearance
19. Applaud – Applause
20. Apply – Application
21. Appoint – Appointment
22. Appreciate – Appreciation
23. Approve – Approval
24. Architect – Architecture
25. Argue – Argument
26. Arrange – Arrangement
27. Arrive – Arrival
28. Assert – Assertion
29. Assess – Assessment
30. Attend – Attention
31. Attend – Attendance
32. Attract – Attraction
33. Authorize – Authorisation
34. Avoid – Avoidance
35. Behave – Behavior
36. Believe – Belief
37. Belong – Belongingness
38. Bless – Blessing
39. Blind – Blindness
40. Bore – Boredom
41. Calculate – Calculation
42. Choose – Choice
43. Clarify – Clarification
44. Clean – Cleanliness
45. Close – Closeness
46. Collaborate – Collaboration
47. Collect – Collection
48. Compare – Comparison
49. Compell – Compulsion
50. Compete – Competition
51. Complain – Complaint
52. Conceal – Concealment
53. Concentrate – Concentration
54. Conceptualize – Conceptualization
55. Conclude – Conclusion
56. Conduct – Conduction
57. Confess – Confession
58. Confuse – Confusion
59. Connect – Connection
60. Conserve – Conservation
61. Consider – Consideration
62. Consolidate – Consolidation
63. Consult – Consultation
64. Continue – Continuation
65. Contract – Contraction
66. Converse – Conversation
67. Convert – Conversion
68. Coordinate – Coordination
69. Correct – Correction
70. Create – Creation
71. Critique – Criticism
72. Customize – Customization
73. Deceive – Deception
74. Decide – Decision
75. Decorate – Decoration
76. Defend – Defense/Defence
77. Define – Definition
78. Delegate – Delegation
79. Depart – Departure
80. Describe – Description
81. Detect – Detection
82. Determine – Determination
83. Develop – Development
84. Die – Death
85. Direct – Direction
86. Disagree – Disagreement
87. Disappear – Disappearance
88. Discover – Discovery
89. Distribute – Distribution
90. Diversify – Diversification
91. Divert – Diversion
92. Divide – Division
93. Document – Documentation
94. Educate – Education
95. Elect – Election
96. Eliminate – Elimination
97. Embarrass – Embarrassment
98. Emphasize – Emphasis
99. Employ – Employment
100. Empty – Emptiness
101. Encourage – Encouragement
102. Energize – Energy
103. Enforce – Enforcement
104. Enjoy – Enjoyment
105. Enter – Entrance
106. Entertain – Entertainment
107. Establish – Establishment
108. Estimate – Estimation
109. Evaluate – Evaluation
110. Examine – Examination
111. Excel – Excellence
112. Excite – Excitement
113. Execute – Execution
114. Expand – Expansion
115. Expect – Expectation
116. Expedite – Expedition
117. Explain – Explanation
118. Explode – Explosion
119. Facilitate – Facilitation
120. Fail – Failure
121. Flatter – Flattery
122. Forge – Forgery
123. Form – Formation
124. Formulate – Formulation
125. Found – Foundation
126. Free – Freedom
127. Generate – Generation
128. Govern – Governance
129. Graduate – Graduation
130. Grow Up – Growth
131. Guide – Guidance
132. Hate – Hatred
133. Identify – Identification
134. Ignore – Ignorance
135. Illustrate – Illustration
136. Imagine – Imagination
137. Implement – Implementation
138. Impress – Impression
139. Improve – Improvement
140. Improvise – Improvisation
141. Include – Inclusion
142. Inform – Information
143. Initiate – Initiation
144. Inspect – Inspection
145. Inspire – Inspiration
146. Install – Installation
147. Instruct – Instruction
148. Integrate – Integration
149. Intend – Intention
150. Interfere – Interference
151. Interpret – Interpretation
152. Interrupt – Interruption
153. Introduce – Introduction
154. Invent – Invention
155. Investigate – Investigation
156. Invite – Invitation
157. Irritate – Irritation
158. Judge – Judgement
159. Justify – Justification
160. Know – Knowledge
161. Laugh – Laughter
162. Live – Life/Livelihood/Liveliness
163. Lose – Loss
164. Maintain – Maintenance
165. Manage – Management
166. Manipulate – Manipulation
167. Marry – Marriage
168. Mediate – Meditation
169. Modify – Modification
170. Motivate – Motivation
171. Move – Movement/Motion
172. Navigate – Navigation
173. Neglect – Negligence
174. Negotiate – Negotiation
175. Nominate – Nomination
176. Obey – Obedience
177. Object – Objection
178. Observe – Observation
179. Occupy – Occupation
180. Occur – Occurrence
181. Offend – Offense
182. Operate – Operation
183. Organize – Organisation
184. Orient – Orientation
185. Originate – Origination
186. Participate – Participation
187. Perceive – Perception
188. Perfect – Perfection
189. Perform – Performance
190. Permit – Permission
191. Persevere – Perseverance
192. Persuade – Persuasion
193. Please – Pleasure
194. Possess – Possession
195. Predict – Prediction
196. Prefer – Preference
197. Prepare – Preparation
198. Prescribe – Prescription
199. Preserve – Preservation
200. Pretend – Pretension
201. Prevent – Prevention
202. Process – Process
203. Procure – Procurement
204. Produce – Production
205. Progress – Progression
206. Promote – Promotion
207. Protect – Protection
208. Publish – Publication
209. Punish – Punishment
210. Pursue – Pursuit
211. Qualify – Qualification
212. Realize – Realisation
213. Receive – Reception
214. Recognize – Recognition
215. Recommend – Recommendation
216. Reconcile – Reconciliation
217. Recruit – Recruitment
218. Reduce – Reduction
219. Reflect – Reflection
220. Regulate – Regulation
221. Reinforce – Reinforcement
222. Reject – Rejection
223. Rejuvenate – Rejuvenation
224. Relax – Relaxation
225. Relieve – Relief
226. Remember – Remembrance
227. Remove – Removal
228. Renegotiate – Renegotiation
229. Reproduce – Reproduction
230. Respond – Response
231. Restore – Restoration
232. Retire – Retirement
233. Revise – Revision
234. Satisfy – Satisfaction
235. See – Sight
236. Seize – Seizure
237. Select – Selection
238. Sell – Sale
239. Separate – Separation
240. Serve – Service
241. Settle – Settlement
242. Simplify – Simplification
243. Solve – Solution
244. Speak – Speech
245. Specify – Specification
246. Standardize – Standardisation
247. Starve – Starvation
248. Steal – Stealth
249. Stimulate – Stimulation
250. Strengthen – Strength
251. Subtract – Subtraction
252. Succeed – Success
253. Suggest – Suggestion
254. Supervise – Supervision
255. Suspend – Suspension
256. Tabulate – Tabulation
257. Terminate – Termination
258. Terrify – Terror
259. Think – Thought
260. Transform – Transformation
261. Translate – Translation
262. Transport – Transportation
263. Unite – Unity/Union
264. Upgrade – Upgradation
265. Validate – Validation
266. Verify – Verification
267. Warm – Warmth
268. Warn – Warning
269. Win – Victory
