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noun vs common noun

common noun vs noun

noun and common noun both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
noun Yes No No No
common noun Yes No No No
As nouns, common noun is a hyponym of noun; that is, common noun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than noun:
  • noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
  • common noun: a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
noun (noun) common noun (noun)
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
Difference between noun and common noun

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