Abstract
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adjective
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noun
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verb
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(As an adjective)
Abstract ( adjective )
- Not concrete; not physically present; not representing or imitating external reality or the object of imitation.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse.
Origin:
From middle english abstrait, borrowed from latin abstractus ("drawn away, separated"), past participle of abstrahere ("to draw away, detach, remove"), from ab ("away") + trahere ("to draw").
Examples:
- The abstract concepts of mathematics can be difficult to grasp.
- His music has an abstract quality that is hard to put into words.
- The abstract painting was full of swirling colors and shapes.
- The abstract idea of freedom is one that has been debated throughout history.
- The results of the study are presented in abstract form in the journal article.
(As a noun)
Abstract ( noun )
- Not concrete; not physically present; not representing or imitating external reality or the object of imitation.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse.
Origin:
From middle english abstrait, borrowed from latin abstractus ("drawn away, separated"), past participle of abstrahere ("to draw away, detach, remove"), from ab ("away") + trahere ("to draw").
Examples:
- The abstract concepts of mathematics can be difficult to grasp.
- His music has an abstract quality that is hard to put into words.
- The abstract painting was full of swirling colors and shapes.
- The abstract idea of freedom is one that has been debated throughout history.
- The results of the study are presented in abstract form in the journal article.
(As a verb)
Abstract ( verb )
- Not concrete; not physically present; not representing or imitating external reality or the object of imitation.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse.
Origin:
From middle english abstrait, borrowed from latin abstractus ("drawn away, separated"), past participle of abstrahere ("to draw away, detach, remove"), from ab ("away") + trahere ("to draw").
Examples:
- The abstract concepts of mathematics can be difficult to grasp.
- His music has an abstract quality that is hard to put into words.
- The abstract painting was full of swirling colors and shapes.
- The abstract idea of freedom is one that has been debated throughout history.
- The results of the study are presented in abstract form in the journal article.