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abstractness noun

  /æbˈstɹæk.nəs/ , /æbˈstɹækt.nəs/
  • The quality of being abstract. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 abstractheid, het abstracte

abstract adjective

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • (arts, often, capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abstract
  • Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
 abstract, theoretisch
  • Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 abstract, algemeen, vaag
  • (now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 afgezonderd, gescheiden
  • (archaic) Absent-minded. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
 afwezig, verstrooid
  • Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational. [First attested by Locke in 1689.]
 algemeen
  • (obsolete) Derived; extracted. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 15th century.]
 onttrokken

abstract verb

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
 abstraheren
  • To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
 abstraheren, onttrekken
  • (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 samenvatten
  • (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
 afleiden
  • (transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 afzonderen, abstraheren
  • (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 ontvreemden, terugtrekken
  • (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
 zich terugtrekken

abstract noun

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 samenvatting, korte inhoud, resumé
  • An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 abstractie, abstract begrip, abstract iets, abstracte term
  • (arts) An abstract work of art. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
 abstract kunstwerk
  • Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  • The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
 essentie
  • (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
 uittreksel

abstraction noun

  /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/
  • The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 abstractie
  • (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 ontvreemding, toeëigening
  • The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
 vage voorstelling, visionair begrip

abstracted adjective

  /æb.ˈstɹæk.tɪd/ , /əb.ˈstɹæk.tɪd/
  • Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 absent, afwezig, in gedachten verdiept
  • Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
 verstrooid

abstractive adjective

  /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/ , /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
  • Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 abstract, afgetrokken
  • Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 abstraherend, aftrekbaar
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