Phrase guide

mass noun

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A common noun that normally cannot be counted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: material noun, non-count noun, uncountable noun

Antonyms: countable noun, count noun

2

noun

Meaning 2

a noun that does not form plurals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noun

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cebuano: paningob — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可數名詞 /不可数名词 (bùkěshǔ míngcí) — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Dutch: niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Dutch: niet-telbaar substantief — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Finnish: ainesana — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • French: nom massif — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • French: nom non comptable — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • French: nom indénombrable — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • German: Stoffname — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • German: Stoffsubstantiv — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • German: Stoffbezeichnung — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • German: unzählbares Substantiv — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Hungarian: nem megszámlálható főnév — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Hungarian: nem számszerű főnév — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Hungarian: megszámlálhatatlan főnév — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Irish: ainmfhocal maise — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Japanese: 不可算名詞 (fukasan meishi) — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Korean: 불가산명사 (bulgasanmyeongsa) — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Polish: rzeczownik zbiorowy — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Romanian: substantiv nenumărabil — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Russian: неисчисля́емое существи́тельное (neisčisljájemoje suščestvítelʹnoje) — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Spanish: nombre incontable (de sustancia) — noun describing something that cannot be counted
  • Welsh: enw cynnull — noun describing something that cannot be counted