The best example I can think of is "dagwood" (a large, multi-layered sandwich named after a cartoon character). And ... attachment to middle-class values and materialism) also spawned an abstract noun form, Babbitry, though this has

On 02 Nov 2003, Donna Richoux wrote -snip- A "gamp" ... think it's been in common use for many years, though. Neither has 'Trilby' but it brings our quest to the end of the C19. BTW, did you know 'trilby' was ...

I see nobody's bothered to answer your questions. It does smell of a homework assignment, which is probably why you didn't get useful responses. 1) .. Queen Elisabeth and .. Duke of Edinburgh have invited .. King of Belgium and .. Queen

just wondering what the difference is between these two words. The abstract noun is attentiveness but in what cases would i use it as opposed to attention. cheers I don't use the word "attentiveness," I prefer "solicitude,"

just wondering what the difference is between these two words. The abstract noun is attentiveness but in what cases would i use it as opposed to attention. cheers

AFAICS vocabulary seems to have a kind of hierarchy with say Level 1 being words like cat, dog, mummy, daddy, ... the meaning of' site. Words that might fit the bill would be say 'tendentious' and 'mendacity'. Any help greatly

Yeah, they are countable nouns It depends on the situation, sometimes an abstract noun can be defined as countable if you mean different thing. eg time You can make it a countable noun if you refer to the particular time frame. eg. I

Example: requirement --> requirements qualification -- qualifications query -- queries Are the above nouns are countable nouns? Can I add "s" after these nouns? Are there any good way or dictionary which can help us to determine if a