abstracter
- n one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
- a existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
- s not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
- s dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
abstraction
- n a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- n the act of withdrawing or removing something
- n the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- n an abstract painting
- n preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
- n a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
abstractionism
- n an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
- n a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
abstractness
- n the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object