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Noun - Coggle Diagram
Noun
Category
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Proper noun
A proper noun is a name that identifies a particular person, place, or thing. In written English, proper nouns begin with capital letters.
Abstract noun
An abstract noun is a noun which refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions - things that cannot be seen or touched and things which have no physical reality.
Collective nouns
Collective nouns refer to groups of people or things. In American English, most collective nouns are treated as singular, with a singular verb
Count and mass nouns
Nouns can be either countable or uncountable. Countable nouns (or count nouns) are those that refer to something that can be counted. Uncountable nouns (or mass nouns) do not typically refer to things that can be counted and so they do not regularly have a plural form.
Concrete noun
A concrete noun is a noun which refers to people and to things that exist physically and can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted.
Example
A common noun.
boy, country, bridge, city, birth, day, happiness. 
Proper noun
Steven, Africa, London, Monday. In written English, proper nouns begin with capital letters.
Concrete noun
dog, building, coffee, tree, rain, beach, tune.
Abstract noun
truth, danger, happiness, time, friendship, humor.
Collective nouns
audience, family, government, team, jury.
Count and mass nouns
Countable noun: chair, book, table etc
Mass noun: rain, leaves, hair etc
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Definition
A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.