Uncountable Noun

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
UN
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈkaʊntəbl naʊn/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Linguistics

Examples in Context

  1. An uncountable noun is marked [ U ] in this dictionary.
  2. As a noun,'travel'refers to the activity in general and is generally used as an uncountable noun.
  3. Note than in the first example above notice is an uncountable noun so it cannot take a / an.
  4. Used before an uncountable noun ( abstract, material, proper ) to refer to a countable meaning of noun.
  5. The word is an uncountable noun and is used in a general sense, hence ( therefore ) it takes no article.

Other meanings of UN

United Nations Gov
Uniformity of Nature Academic
Un Necessary Medical
United Network Misc
Utter Nonsense Computing
Unlimited Nervousness Medical
Uranyl Nitrate Medical
Universal Number Misc
Unwanted Nobodies Misc
Unmistakably Nutless Misc