Nouns Define A noun is a word that means of a person place, animal, thing. A 'thing' may includes anything we can think of; any idea, state quality, action, feelings etc. Example; New Delhi is a big city. The doctor examines the patients. Kinds of Noun Explanations; Proper noun :- it is the name of a particular person , place or thing as; Hindustan times is the name of a particular newspaper Common noun : - it refers to the name given in common to every person things or place of the same category as newspaper is a common noun in above the sentence. Collective noun:- it refers to the name of a collection of personal things taken together and spoken of one whole. Swarm of bees. Litter of puppies. Abstract noun :- it refers to a quality, concept or state of a person, place or thing one cannot see or touch and abstract noun it can only be felt as honesty ,childhood intelligence ,freedom ,Discovery, laughter .