English to English
abstract
adjective (a)
- existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment(adj.all)Example:
Abstract words like `truth' and `justice'.
source: wordnet30 - Withdraw; separate.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance(noun.cognition)Example:
He loved her only in the abstract--not in person.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature(adj.all)Example:
A large abstract painting.
source: wordnet30 - dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention(adj.all)Example:
Abstract reasoning.
Abstract science.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- consider apart from a particular case or instance(verb.cognition)Example:
Let's abstract away from this particular example.
source: wordnet30 - give an abstract (of)(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To withdraw; to separate; to take away.(verb)source: webster1913
- To perform the process of abstraction.(verb)source: webster1913