abstract

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.

   • An analysis and abstract of every treatise he had read.
2. 2

   Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.

   • Man, the abstract Of all perfection, which the workmanship Of Heaven hath modeled.
3. 3

   An abstraction

   An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.

   • Thus the concrete like has its abstract likeness; the concretes, father and son, have the abstracts, paternity and filiation.
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   1. 4

      The theoretical way of looking at things

      The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.

   2. 5

      An abstract work of art.

   3. 6

      A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership

      A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.

   4. 7

      Derived

      Derived; extracted.

   5. 8

      Drawn away

      Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.

      • The more abstract we are from the body ... the more fit we shall be to behold divine light.
   6. 9

      Not concrete

      Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.

      • Her new film is an abstract piece, combining elements of magic realism, flashbacks, and animation but with very little in terms of plot construction.
   7. 10

      Difficult to understand

      Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.

      • The politician gave a somewhat abstract answer when asked about their plans to cut spending.
      • Abstract words such as glory, honour, courage, or hallow were obscene.
   8. 11

      Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be…

      Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.

      • A concrete name is a name which stands for a thing; an abstract name which stands for an attribute of a thing...
   9. 12

      Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed…

      Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.

   10. 13

       Absent-minded.

       • Abſtract as in a tranſe methought I ſaw, abstract, as in a trance
       • White and abstract-looking, he sat and ate his dinner.
   11. 14

       Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the…

       Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them.

   12. 15

       Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.

   13. 16

       To separate

       To separate; to disengage.

       • He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution abstracted from his own prejudices.
   14. 17

       To summarize

       To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.

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