In English grammar, an abstract noun is a noun or noun phrase that names an idea, event, quality, or conceptâfor example, courage, freedom, progress, love, patience, excellence, and friendship. An abstract noun names something that can't be physically touched. Contrast with concrete noun.
The adult human brain weighs on average about 1.2â1.4 kg (2.6â3.1 lb), or about 2% of total body weight, with a volume of around 1260 cm3 in men and 1130 cm3 in women, although there is substantial individual variation.
Males have bigger brains .. Â­. Â­Men do in fact have bigger brains than women. The average human brain weighs in at 2.7 pounds, or 1,200 grams, which is about 2 percent of our body weight [source: Bryner ]. Males, though, have about a 100 g advantage after accounting for differences in total body weight [source: Schoenemann ].