Is There a Noun That Can't be "Verbed?" 6

[hjgoldstein]

I was just looking at an article headline in Flipboard and tapped the screen to open the article. Due to a congenitally fat index finger - diets and exercise help not one iota - I accidentally tapped on the Star to the right of the headline.

I was presented with a pop-up which said:

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Is there any noun in the English language that can't be turned into a verb?

It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.

 

[mscallisto]

I assert that the entire class of nouns that end in "-ness"

I would almost include all abstract nouns with some exceptions like "worry" and "romance".

Along with "ness" I would include all abstract nouns that end with "ment" "ism" "ence" "ity"

Here's a list of abstract nouns that may support my theory and Santa's too.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3887529/List-of-Common-Abstract-Nouns-Ig3

Please let me know if I'm way off base

Sam

 

[CajunCenturion]

==> Along with "ness" I would include all abstract nouns that end with "ment" "ism" "ence" "ity"
I think that in many cases, it wouldn't make sense (not that that stops anyone) to verb nouns that end in these suffixes because many of these types nouns were derived from base verbs.
amendment: to amend
endorsement: to endorse
providence: to provide
convergence: to converge
relativity: to relate
and so on.

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[Annihilannic]

CC, didn't I say that already? ;-)

Annihilannic
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