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Feel free to correct me if you don't share the same experience, but in my own experience, usage of the word "abandon" as a noun without being apart of the phrase "reckless abandon" is extremely rare.

Is there a name for this situation where a noun is almost exclusively paired with the same adjective and is it a unique phenomenon?

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    This question has already been asked and answered. The original question is poorly worded though. – Mr. Shiny and New 安宇 Jun 09 '14 at 18:37
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    Not really an answer to the question, but "with abandon" itself is more common, and "wild abandon" is nearly as common. https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wild+abandon%2Creckless+abandon%2C+with+abandon&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cwild%20abandon%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Creckless%20abandon%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cwith%20abandon%3B%2Cc0 – Jason M Jun 09 '14 at 18:44
  • @Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 I would agree, and the accepted answer in that question seems like the spot on answer for this one. – coburne Jun 09 '14 at 18:53
  • @JasonM Gay abandon has taken a beating of late. – tchrist Jun 09 '14 at 18:59
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    Where else can one get so much relevant information in one fell swoop? – GMB Jun 10 '14 at 00:05

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Carefree abandon; momentary abandon; intemperate abandon; high-spirited abandon; willful abandon; thoughtless abandon; determined abandon; studied abandon; unintentional abandon; capricious abandon; cavalier abandon; intended abandon; well-meaning abandon; are just a few that one might possibly come across, but I am sure there are hundreds of others.

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  • You're listing valid, but very scarce usages, with reckless abandon. – coburne Jun 09 '14 at 19:56
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    It's the with that seems to be universal. Adjectives can vary, but abandon seems always to be comitative. – John Lawler Jun 09 '14 at 20:38
  • @JohnLawler 'Carefree abandon is what that type of holiday is all about'. 'Deliberate abandon is the tactic I employ in getting my children to take responsibility' Perhaps the 'with' is still there in essence. – WS2 Jun 10 '14 at 06:52