abstract
adjective
ab·stract
| \ ab-ˈstrakt
, ˈab-ˌ
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, ˈab-ˌ
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Definition of abstract
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: disassociated from any specific instance
an abstract entity
b
: difficult to understand : abstruse
abstract problems
c
: insufficiently factual : formal
possessed only an abstract right
2
: expressing a quality apart from an object
the word poem is concrete, poetry is abstract
3a
: dealing with a subject in its abstract aspects : theoretical
abstract science
b
: impersonal, detached
the abstract compassion of a surgeon — Time
4
: having only intrinsic form with little or no attempt at pictorial representation or narrative content
abstract painting
abstract
noun
ab·stract
| \ ˈab-ˌstrakt
, in sense 2 also ab-ˈ
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, in sense 2 also ab-ˈ
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Definition of abstract (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form
also
: something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things
2
: an abstract thing or state (see abstract entry 1)
abstract
verb
ab·stract
| \ ab-ˈstrakt
, ˈab-ˌ, in sense 3 usually ˈab-ˌ
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, ˈab-ˌ, in sense 3 usually ˈab-ˌ
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abstracted;
abstracting;
abstracts
Definition of abstract (Entry 3 of 3)
2
: to draw away the attention of
His imagination had so abstracted him that his name was called twice before he answered.— James Joyce
5
: to consider apart from application to or association with a particular instance
: to make an abstraction
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Other Words from abstract
Adjective
abstractly
\ ab-ˈstrak(t)-lē
, ˈab-ˌ \
adverb
, ˈab-ˌ \
adverb
abstractness
\ ab-ˈstrak(t)-nəs
, ˈab-ˌ \
noun
, ˈab-ˌ \
noun
Verb
abstractable
\ -ˈstrak-tə-bəl
, -ËŒstrak- \
adjective
, -ËŒstrak- \
adjective
abstractor
or abstracter \ -tər
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noun
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noun