abstractness

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US/æbˈstɹæk.nəs/US/æbˈstɹækt.nəs/

noun

The quality of being abstract.

Opposite
concreteness
OriginEnglish abstract ← Middle English abstract ← Latin abstractus →
UncommonFirst used First attested in the late 16ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounabstractness (countable and uncountable, plural abstractnesses)

plural abstractnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being abstract.First known use First attested in the late 16ᵗʰ century.

    The abstractness of the ideas.

    1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
concreteness

nounthe quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object

Opposite
concreteness
Broader
immaterialityincorporeality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinabstrahō
  2. Latinabstractus
  3. Middle Englishabstract
  4. Englishabstract
  5. Englishabstractness

From abstract + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian отвле́ченост
  • отвле́ченост (otvléčenost)the quality of being abstract
Danish abstrakthed
  • abstrakthedthe quality of being abstract
Dutch abstractheid, het abstracte
  • abstractheidthe quality of being abstract
  • het abstractethe quality of being abstract
Esperanto abstrakteco
  • abstraktecothe quality of being abstract
Finnish abstraktius
  • abstraktiusthe quality of being abstract
Hungarian elvontság, absztraktság
  • elvontságthe quality of being abstract
  • absztraktságthe quality of being abstract
Latvian abstraktums
  • abstraktumsthe quality of being abstract
Norwegian Bokmål abstrakthet
  • abstrakthetthe quality of being abstract
Polish abstrakcyjność
  • abstrakcyjnośćthe quality of being abstract
Portuguese abstratidade
  • abstratidadethe quality of being abstract
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APA

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MLA

“abstractness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstractness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractness.

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