Definition of abstract in English

WordNet

Verb abstracts, abstracting, abstracted
abstract - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
		regard, view, reckon, consider, see look at attentively
abstract - give an abstract (of)
		summarise, summarize, sum up, resume be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
abstract - consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
		look at, consider, deal, take regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"
abstract - make off with belongings of others
		pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
		steal steal a base
Adjective abstract, abstracter, abstractest
abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
		concrete capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"
		impalpable, intangible imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream"
		nonrepresentational of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
		abstractness the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
		conceptional, ideational, notional being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question"
		conceptual being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"; "sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category"
		ideal constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
abstract - not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
		abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
		nonrepresentational of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
abstract - dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
		theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"

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Wiktionary

abstract (Noun)
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of larger item, or multiple items.
abstract (Noun)
Concentrated essence of a product.
abstract (Noun)
An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
abstract (Noun)
The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
abstract (Noun)
A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title .
abstract (Verb)
To draw off interest or attention.
abstract (Verb)
To perform the process of abstraction.
abstract (Verb)
To create abstractions.
abstract (Verb)
To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
abstract (Adjective)
Expressing a property or attribute separately of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object.
abstract (Adjective)
Considered apart from any application to a particular object; not concrete; ideal; non-specific; general, as opposed to specific.
abstract (Adjective)
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
abstract (Adjective)
Absolute.
abstract (Adjective)
Lacking a story.
abstract (Adjective)
Insufficiently factual.
abstract (Adjective)
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
abstract (Adjective)
As a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
abstract (Adjective)
Of a class in object-oriented programming, being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

abstract (a.)
Withdraw; separate.
abstract (a.)
Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult.
abstract (a.)
Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it; -- opposed to concrete; as, honesty is an abstract word.
abstract (a.)
Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction; general as opposed to particular; as, "reptile" is an abstract or general name.
abstract (a.)
Abstracted; absent in mind.
abstract (a.)
To withdraw; to separate; to take away.
abstract (a.)
To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his was wholly abstracted by other objects.
abstract (a.)
To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a quality or attribute.
abstract (a.)
To epitomize; to abridge.
abstract (a.)
To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till.
abstract (a.)
To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance, by distillation or other chemical processes. In this sense extract is now more generally used.
abstract (v. t.)
To perform the process of abstraction.
abstract (a.)
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.
abstract (a.)
A state of separation from other things; as, to consider a subject in the abstract, or apart from other associated things.
abstract (a.)
An abstract term.
abstract (a.)
A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

abstract
A condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
abstract
Art that looks as if it contains little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world.
abstract
Regarding abstractions, namely, concepts, ideas, thoughts etc.(Adj.; Re. Philosophy; Source: IPDF)
abstract
Not applied, not practical.
abstract
Difficult to understand.
abstract
To consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

abstract
abs-trakt′, v.t. to draw away: to separate: to purloin.—adj. Abstract′ed, drawn off (with from): removed: absent in mind.—adv. Abstract′edly.—ns. Abstract′edness; Abstrac′tion, act of abstracting: state of being abstracted: absence of mind: the operation of the mind by which certain qualities or attributes of an object are considered apart from the rest: a purloining.—adj. Abstract′ive, having the power of abstracting.—n. anything abstractive: an abstract.—adv. Abs′tractly.—n. Abs′tractness. [L. abs, away from, trahĕre, tractum, to draw. See Trace.]
abstract
abs′trakt, adj. general, as opposed to particular or individual (the opposite of abstract is concrete—a red colour is an abstract notion, a red rose is a concrete notion; an abstract noun is the name of a quality apart from the thing, as redness).—n. summary: abridgment: essence. [L. abstractus, as if a quality common to a number of things were drawn away from the things and considered by itself.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

abstract
A brief register of the warrant officer's stores, by which the supplies, expenses, and remains are duly balanced. An abstract log contains the most important subjects of a ship's log.

Wikipedia

Abstract is theoretical, not concrete or physical. Theory is abstract because it studies a system of ideas.

Abstraction is something existing only in the mind, an idea.