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Countable

/kˈaʊntəbəl/
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(adj) Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

"Apple" is a countable noun, so it makes grammatical sense to have five apples.
"Happiness" is not a countable noun. It would make no sense to have 18 happinesses.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In English grammar, nouns like "chair" and "book" are ____, meaning they can be pluralized and used with numbers.

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