What is the difference between "abstract noun" and "adjective"

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Golden  #194589  Thu, 09 Feb 06 11:46 AM
What is the difference between "abstract noun" and "adjective" and which should be used when.
  
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pieanne  #194593  Thu, 09 Feb 06 11:52 AM

An abstract noun is a noun that describes something you cannot touch (not a thing, not a person), for example: love, anger, education, relationship... It's a noun, meaning it can take an article and an adjective.

An adjective qualifies a noun, for example: good, bad, blue, healthy, warm, cold... You can speak of a "warm relationship, a good education, ...", and also of "a warm blanket, a good person, ..."

  
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Anonymous  #501743  Thu, 17 Apr 08 06:27 AM

happy can be said as adjective and abstract noun too, so what's the difference between the two?

  
Mister Micawber  #501745  Thu, 17 Apr 08 06:31 AM
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Happy is only an adjective; it is not an abstract noun.  The abstract noun is happiness.
  
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