Definition of Abstractness

1. Noun. The quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object.

Generic synonyms: Immateriality, Incorporeality
Attributes: Abstract
Derivative terms: Abstract, Abstract, Abstract
Antonyms: Concreteness

Definition of Abstractness

1. n. The quality of being abstract.

Definition of Abstractness

1. Noun. The quality of being abstract. ¹

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Definition of Abstractness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abstractness

abstracting
abstracting and indexing
abstraction
abstractional
abstractionism
abstractionisms
abstractionist
abstractionistic
abstractionists
abstractions
abstractitious
abstractive
abstractively
abstractiveness
abstractly
abstractness (current term)
abstractnesses
abstractor
abstractors
abstracts
abstracts of title
abstractum
abstrict
abstricted
abstricting
abstrictions
abstricts
abstringe
abstringed

Literary usage of Abstractness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry (1905)
"And it is only such a supplementation that obscures their abstractness. ... But though the abstractness involved in scientific description is open and ..."

2. Present Philosophical Tendencies: A Critical Survey of Naturalism, Idealism by Ralph Barton Perry (1912)
"James bases his criticism of concepts mainly on their abstractness. He repeatedly emphasizes their selec- tive or partial character. ..."

3. The Science of Rhetoric: An Introduction to the Laws of Effective Discourse by David Jayne Hill (1883)
"So far as the position of words depends on their individual force, two particulars are to be regarded : (1) their Emphasis ; and (2) their abstractness. ..."

4. Civic Education: Sociological Foundations and Courses by David Snedden (1922)
"... it would seem to be an excess of simplification and abstractness to generalize about "the citizen." As well generalize about "the religious man" without ..."

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