The difference between Collective and Collective noun

When used as nouns, collective means a farm owned by a collection of people, whereas collective noun means a noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.


Collective is also adjective with the meaning: formed by gathering or collecting.

check bellow for the other definitions of Collective and Collective noun

  1. Collective as an adjective:

    formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated

    Examples:

    "the collective body of a nation"

  2. Collective as an adjective:

    tending to collect; forming a collection

  3. Collective as an adjective:

    having plurality of origin or authority

  4. Collective as an adjective (grammar):

    expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form

  5. Collective as an adjective (obsolete):

    deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

  1. Collective as a noun:

    a farm owned by a collection of people

  2. Collective as a noun (especially, in communist countries):

    one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community

  3. Collective as a noun (grammar):

    a collective noun or name

  4. Collective as a noun (by extension):

    a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest

  1. Collective noun as a noun (grammar):

    A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.