Adjective(1) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment(2) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature(3) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention(4) existing only in the mind(5) based on specialized theory(6) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practicalpurpose or intention(7) conceptual(8) theoretical
Noun(1) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance(2) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory(3) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument ortheory(4) short document prepared from a longer one
Verb(1) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically(2) make off with belongings of others(3) consider apart from a particular case or instance(4) give an abstract (of(5) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example(6) consider abstractly or theoretically(7) give an abstract (of)(8) take away from(9) prepare short document from longer one
Adjective(1) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment(2) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature(3) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention(4) existing only in the mind(5) based on specialized theory(6) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practicalpurpose or intention(7) conceptual(8) theoretical
Noun(1) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance(2) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory(3) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument ortheory(4) short document prepared from a longer one
Verb(1) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically(2) make off with belongings of others(3) consider apart from a particular case or instance(4) give an abstract (of(5) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example(6) consider abstractly or theoretically(7) give an abstract (of)(8) take away from(9) prepare short document from longer one
(1) The colours each had several meanings, some of which were abstract ideas, some concrete as in the cattle and sheep example.(2) Her comments in interviews and at readings, likewise, reveal the startling literalness of her apparently abstract , difficult poems.(3) Verbs and adjectives are more abstract , and so are more difficult concepts for children's minds to grasp.(4) But I take comfort in our inability to delineate the u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510entire pictureu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb - at best we can abstract a stable whole from the flow of its parts, and that can never be u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510trueu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb.(5) For these abstract artists, the external world is mediated by internal feelings.(6) Once we get a hint we are capable of making the original more abstract and less concrete, of extending a concrete and singular concept into more abstract spheres.(7) The pace is languid and events too abstract to be a children's movie, yet corny stunts alienate mature viewers.(8) What is relevant in the economic realm is not an abstract concept or formula - no matter how beautiful - but its physical embodiment.(9) Or is it an abstract place existing inside people's minds?(10) But it is Brutus who is the most instantly recognisable modern figure in his use of abstract nouns to justify political ends.(11) The reason for believing that it is a largely abstract and theoretical issue is that the Court of Appeal judgments implied strongly that that was so.(12) In the '50s, he made heavily textured abstract paintings using crumpled mulberry paper and globs of oil paint.(13) The lower half of the artwork consists of dark splotches and torn-paper abstract effects.(14) So a culture based on abstract reasoning, or on various metaphysical precepts, may itself be simply a product of evolutionary change.(15) It came through concrete example and abstract argument.(16) Liberty is a ponderous and not-to-be-used-lightly abstract noun.
