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Abstract is most frequently used as an adjective (“abstract ideas”) and a noun (“an abstract of the article”), but its somewhat less common use as a verb in English helps to clarify its Latin roots.
ABSTRACT definition: 1. existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object: 2. An abstract argument or…. Learn more.
ABSTRACT meaning: 1. existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object: 2. An abstract argument or…. Learn more.
Use the adjective abstract for something that is not a material object or is general and not based on specific examples. Abstract is from a Latin word meaning "pulled away, detached," and the basic idea is of something detached from physical, or concrete, reality.
ABSTRACT meaning: 1 : relating to or involving general ideas or qualities rather than specific people, objects, or actions; 2 : expressing ideas and emotions by using elements such as colors and lines without attempting to create a realistic picture
Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Considered apart from concrete existence. An abstract concept. American Heritage. Thought of apart from any particular instances or material objects; not concrete. Webster's New World. Not applied or practical; theoretical. American Heritage.
An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
Definition of abstract adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Considered apart from concrete existence: an abstract concept. 2. Not applied or practical; theoretical. 3. Difficult to understand; abstruse: abstract philosophical problems. 4. Denoting something that is immaterial, conceptual, or nonspecific, as an idea or quality: abstract words like truth and justice. 5.
Abstract definition: thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. See examples of ABSTRACT used in a sentence.
