Abstract

What do we mean by abstract?

Considered apart from concrete existence. adjective

Not applied or practical; theoretical. adjective

Difficult to understand; abstruse. adjective

Denoting something that is immaterial, conceptual, or nonspecific, as an idea or quality. adjective

Impersonal, as in attitude or views. adjective

Having an intellectual and affective artistic content that depends solely on intrinsic form rather than on narrative content or pictorial representation. adjective

A statement summarizing the important points of a text. noun

Something abstract. noun

An abstract of title. noun

To take away; remove. transitive verb

To remove without permission; steal. transitive verb

To consider (an idea, for example) as separate from particular examples or objects. transitive verb

To write a summary of; summarize. transitive verb

To create artistic abstractions of (something else, such as a concrete object or another style). transitive verb

(in the abstract) In a way that is conceptual or theoretical, as opposed to actual or empirical. idiom

Conceived apart from matter and from special cases: as, an abstract number, a number as conceived in arithmetic, not a number of things of any kind.

In grammar (since the thirteenth century), applied specially to that class of nouns which are formed from adjectives and denote character, as goodness, audacity, and more generally to all nouns that do not name concrete things.

Having the mind drawn away from present objects, as in ecstasy and trance; abstracted: as, “abstract as in a trance,”

Produced by the mental process of abstraction: as, an abstract idea.

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.

Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.

The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.

An abstract work of art.

A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.

A idea or thought but not existing Urban Dictionary

Abstract in art: Abstract art is the subjective artwork with no defined process, strategy and/or technique label; it allows the viewer to interpret its meaning with his or her objective view of life in that specific art work; allowing artists to explore and represent a wide variety of pieces, from canvas and space to sculpture and more with no predetermined standard for good or bad art. Urban Dictionary

1. When someone thinks out of the box. Urban Dictionary

A form of art that allows plenty of freedom and flexibility for both the artist and audience to their own interpretation of the art's meaning and value. It is to not simply portray or replicate something of its realistic form but give insights to its value in a different dimension of thinking. Urban Dictionary

Name famed A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip refers to himself as. Originally The Abstract Poet and Kamaal the Abstract. Urban Dictionary

Of or pertaining to the formal aspect of art, emphasizing lines, colors, generalized or geometrical forms, etc... Urban Dictionary

Basically it can be used sarcastically as another way of saying your art piece sucks.. Or it can be said as a compliment; it just depends on how you take it. Urban Dictionary

Polite way of say "bullshit" in academia. Urban Dictionary

When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events. Urban Dictionary

When somebody doesn't want you to take something seriously, they tell you to think abstract. So concrete thinking would be solid, or tight thinking, and abstract thinking would be liquid, or loose thinking (flexible). Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to abstract:
abstract, abstrict, abstrakt, abstrait, attract, distract, obstruct, substract, astrict, abstracts, adstrict, acetract, abstracta, austrac, abstracto, abstrich, abstat.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word abstract:
expressionism, expressionist, figurative, representational, abstraction, algebra, pollock, syntax, geometric, algebraic, nouns, concepts, painting, shapes, painter, reasoning, conceptual, canvas, sculpture, concrete, noun, mathematical, realism, lyrical, imagery, notation, geometry, sculptor, notion, art, objects, entities, drawings, symbols, logic, exhibited, finite, paint, patterns, representation, ideas, theorem, thinking, artists, philosophical, object, vector, gallery, landscape, color, strategy, images, theory, concept, mathematics, theoretical, exhibition, artwork, forms, entity, artist, colors, designs, spaces, interpretation, principles, theories, definition, elements, influenced, linear, visual, idea, interface, painted, sense, themes, styles, works, photography, pure, artistic, expression.

Words that rhyme with abstract:
act, impact, contract, fact, extract, contact, artifact, tract, redact, enact, intact, compact, exact, retract, tact, interact, attract, blacked, detract, pact, distract, react, counteract, packed, protract, subtract, transact, bract, stacked, cracked, backed, wracked, reenact, in fact, racked, overreact, sidetracked, sacked, jacked, diffract, inexact, subcontract, hacked, fract, attacked, overact, matter of fact, stacte, whacked, sex act, tracked, calked, maced, hijacked, ransacked, yacked, bushwhacked, tacked, smacked, lacked, as a matter of fact, riot act, unpacked, eye contact, social contract, slacked, yakked, schacht, clacked, quacked, gastrointestinal tract, aleatory contract, in point of fact, thwacked, alimentary tract, futures contract, digestive tract, snacked, piggybacked, accomplished fact, accessory after the fact, suicide pact, urinary tract, backtracked, carjacked, fly contact, quasi contract, breach of contract, finding of fact, unilateral contract, vanilla extract, contrary to fact, occupational safety and health act, employment contract, nerve tract, accessory before the fact, bracht, shacked, almond extract, oral contract.

Adjectives that are often used to describe abstract:
statistical, annual, contents, historical, accepted, monthly, yearly, page, net, chronicle, glossary, ill, latest, quarterly, extended, informative, france, scottish, concrete, post, mail, poster, everlasting, hungary, summary, seventeenth, sociological, bibliographic, bibliography, references, foregoing, printed, vide, accessible, meteorological, dong, tistical, indicative, postal, japan, structured, yes.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective abstract:
ideas, concepts, idea, terms, principles, thought, concept, form, level, art, thinking, reasoning, theory, principle, class, sense, forms, model, entities, nouns, nature, notion, types, words, painting, notions, objects, type, knowledge, truth, conception, right, representation, theories, science, qualities, noun, character, models, rules, entity, question, language, quality, space, symbols, structure, conceptions, questions, justice, term, patterns, categories, expressionism, machine, speculation, paintings, ideal, design, classes, representations, designs, relations, structures, rights, elements, object, propositions, definition, truths, syntax, meaning, discussion, reason, statement, proposition, philosophy, description, pattern, sciences, ideals, interpretation, argument, properties, subjects.

Consonant match to abstract:
obstruct.

Words that sound like abstract:
abstract, abstrakt, abstracts, abstractor, abstracter, obstruct, astrict, substract, abstracted, abstractly, abstracting, abstractive, obstructs, obstructor, obstructer, attract, distract, subtract, extract, sister act, abstrude, upstroke, obstat, upstreet, asteroid, cataract, abduct, abstraction, astrid, asterix, cateract, abstract art, fasttrack, fast track, abstractness, abstract thought, abstract noun, fastrack, astrogate, asteroide, abitat, abstergent, absterse.