Definition of abstract

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Abstract (a.) To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his was wholly abstracted by other objects..

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Abstractedness :: Abstractedness (n.) The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
#NAME? :: -ness () A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness..
Concrete :: Concrete (a.) Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to abstract..
Metaphysics :: Metaphysics (n.) The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles..
Self-involution :: Self-involution (n.) Involution in one's self; hence, abstraction of thought; reverie..
Abstractiveness :: Abstractiveness (n.) The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) An abstract term.
Universal :: Universal (n.) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it..
Synoptic :: Synopsis (n.) A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus..
Abstracted :: Abstracted (a.) Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
Abstractionist :: Abstractionist (n.) An idealist.
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6..
Abstractive :: Abstractive (a.) Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
Personification :: Personification (n.) A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with personality; prosopop/ia; as, the floods clap their hands..
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Doctrinaire :: Doctrinaire (n.) One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire notions..
Freeze :: Freeze (v. t.) To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat..
Detachment :: Detachment (n.) Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.
Denominate :: Denominate (a.) Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. See Compound number, under Compound..
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles..
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