"mass noun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mass nouns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mass noun (plural mass nouns)
  1. A common noun that normally cannot be counted. Synonyms: material noun, non-count noun, noncount noun, uncountable noun Hypernyms: common noun Related terms: collective noun, of assemblage [noun], of multitude [noun], singulare tantum Translations (noun describing something that cannot be counted): paningob (Cebuano), 不可數名詞 /不可数名词 (bùkěshǔ míngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord [neuter] (Dutch), niet-telbaar substantief [neuter] (Dutch), ainesana (Finnish), nom massif [masculine] (French), nom non comptable [masculine] (French), nom indénombrable [masculine] (French), Stoffname [masculine] (German), Stoffsubstantiv [neuter] (German), Stoffbezeichnung [neuter] (German), unzählbares Substantiv [neuter] (German), nem megszámlálható főnév (Hungarian), nem számszerű főnév (Hungarian), megszámlálhatatlan főnév (Hungarian), ainmfhocal maise [masculine] (Irish), 不可算名詞 (fukasan meishi) (alt: ふかさんめいし) (Japanese), 불가산명사 (bulgasanmyeongsa) (Korean), rzeczownik zbiorowy [masculine] (Polish), substantiv nenumărabil [neuter] (Romanian), неисчисля́емое существи́тельное (neisčisljájemoje suščestvítelʹnoje) [neuter] (Russian), nombre incontable (de sustancia) [masculine] (Spanish), enw cynnull [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "of assemblage"
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          "word": "of multitude"
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
          "word": "nem megszámlálható főnév"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "alt": "ふかさんめいし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "fukasan meishi",
          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
          "word": "不可算名詞"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "roman": "bulgasanmyeongsa",
          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
          "word": "불가산명사"
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          "word": "rzeczownik zbiorowy"
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          "word": "substantiv nenumărabil"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "neisčisljájemoje suščestvítelʹnoje",
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "nombre incontable (de sustancia)"
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          "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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          ],
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "lang_code": "ceb",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "paningob"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "bùkěshǔ míngcí",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "不可數名詞 /不可数名词"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "niet-telbaar substantief"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "ainesana"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nom massif"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nom non comptable"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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      "word": "nom indénombrable"
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      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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      "word": "Stoffbezeichnung"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "nem megszámlálható főnév"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "nem számszerű főnév"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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      "word": "ainmfhocal maise"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふかさんめいし",
      "code": "ja",
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      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "fukasan meishi",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "不可算名詞"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "bulgasanmyeongsa",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "word": "불가산명사"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "rzeczownik zbiorowy"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
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      "word": "substantiv nenumărabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "neisčisljájemoje suščestvítelʹnoje",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "неисчисля́емое существи́тельное"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nombre incontable (de sustancia)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "noun describing something that cannot be counted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enw cynnull"
    }
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  "word": "mass noun"
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