abstract


Meanings

  • a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance;
    • "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
  • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
  • consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
  • make off with belongings of others
  • consider apart from a particular case or instance;
    • "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
  • give an abstract (of)
  • existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment;
    • "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
  • not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature;
    • "a large abstract painting"
  • dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention;
    • "abstract reasoning"
    • "abstract science"
  • ABSTRACT adj -STRACTER, -STRACTEST difficult to understand
  • ABSTRACT v -ED, -ING, -S to take away


Scrabble Score: 12

abstract is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

abstract is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

abstract is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 14

abstract is a valid Words With Friends word