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abstract verb

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • (transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 abstrair, retirar
  • (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.]
  • (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
 abstrair
  • 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.
 abstrair, destilar
  • (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 resumir, sumariar
  • (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 retirar, roubar, tirar

abstract adjective

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • (now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
  • 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.]
  • (arts, often, capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abstrato
  • (archaic) Absent-minded. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
 abstrato, desatento, distraído
  • Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 complicado, difícil

abstract noun

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 resumo, sumário
  • An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  • (arts) An abstract work of art. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
 abstração
  • (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
 extrato

abstracted adjective

  /æbˈstɹæk.tɪd/ , /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd/
  • Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
 absorto, abstraído, distraído
  • Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 abstraído

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.]
 abstração

abstractive adjective

  /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/ , /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
  • Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 abstrativo

abstractness noun

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

abstractiveness noun

  /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv.nəs/ , /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv.nəs/
  • The property of being abstractive.
 abstratividade

abstractable adjective

  /æbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/ , /əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/
  • Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
 abstraível
abstract art
abstracionismo
abstract noun
substantivo abstrato
abstract algebra
álgebra abstracta, álgebra abstrata
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