English dictionary
abstract
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
ExamplesAbstract words like `truth' and `justice'.
Antonyms concreteSource: WordNet 3.0
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Withdraw; separate.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
ExamplesHe loved her only in the abstract--not in person.
Synonyms abstractionSource: WordNet 3.0
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a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
ExamplesA large abstract painting.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
ExamplesAbstract reasoning.
Abstract science.
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verb
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consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
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make off with belongings of others
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consider apart from a particular case or instance
ExamplesLet's abstract away from this particular example.
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give an abstract (of)
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To withdraw; to separate; to take away.
Source: webster1913
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To perform the process of abstraction.
Source: webster1913