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   mass noun

   /ˈmas ˌnoun/

   noun

   • 1. a noun denoting something that cannot be counted (e.g., a substance or quality), in English usually a noun that lacks a plural in ordinary usage and is not used with the indefinite article, e.g., luggage, china, happiness.
   • ▪ a noun denoting something that normally cannot be counted but that may be countable when it refers to different units or types, e.g., coffee, bread (I drank some coffee, I ordered two coffees; we ate some bread, we bought several different breads).

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