Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bare noun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: bare -noun
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

Example Sentences

"In "on sale", "sale" is a bare noun."

Inflected Forms

bare nouns (plural)

Phrases

null determiner

Frequently Paired Words

anarthrous null determiner

Questions

What does bare noun mean?: A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

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