Dictionary entry details
• ABSTRACTION (noun)
Meaning:
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
abstract; abstraction
Context example:
he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
Hypernyms ("abstraction" is a kind of...):
concept; conception; construct (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstraction"):
right (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature)
absolute (something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control)
teacher (a personified abstraction that teaches)
thing (a special abstraction)
Meaning:
The act of withdrawing or removing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("abstraction" is a kind of...):
remotion; removal (the act of removing)
Meaning:
The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
generalization; generalisation; abstraction
Hypernyms ("abstraction" is a kind of...):
theorisation; theorization (the production or use of theories)
Meaning:
An abstract painting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("abstraction" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Meaning:
Preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
abstractedness; abstraction
Hypernyms ("abstraction" is a kind of...):
absorption; engrossment; preoccupancy; preoccupation (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstraction"):
reverie; revery (an abstracted state of absorption)
Meaning:
A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Classified under:
Nouns with no superordinates
Hypernyms ("abstraction" is a kind of...):
abstract entity (an entity that exists only abstractly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstraction"):
psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)
otherworld (an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality)
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is of something that you can quantify)
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
