ABSTRACT NOUN VOCABULARY

Elegance – refined grace

Sentence – Everyone admired her elegance and her beauty

Frailty – weakness of a person’s body

Sentence – Lack of sleep added to the already exhausted runner’s looming frailty

Mercy – kindness shown by somebody

Sentence – We do pray you to show mercy.

Slavery – condition in which one human being was owned by another. 

Sentence – They declared for the abolition of slavery.

Disregard – to treat something as unimportant

Sentence – He showed a reckless disregard for his own safety.

Luxury – something that is enjoyable and expensive that you do not really need

Sentence – They live in luxury in a very big house.

Wisdom – the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions 

Sentence – I certainly hope to gain a little wisdom as I grow older. 

Philosophy – the study of ideas and beliefs about the meaning of life

Sentence – He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.

Solitude – the state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant

Sentence – She enjoys the solitude of her own flat.

Annoyance – the feeling of being annoyed

Sentence – I felt annoyance at being teased.

Loneliness – the state of being alone and feeling sad

Sentence – His mother’s death intensified his loneliness.

Riches – a lot of money or property

Sentence – There is no greater riches than health

Appetite – a strong desire for something

Sentence – I don’t have much of an appetite these days.

Infancy – the time when you are a baby or young child.

Sentence – She was often sick during her infancy

Brilliance – the fact of being brilliant

Sentence – He is also respected for his brilliance as an artist.