abstraction

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

abstraction

from Latin abstractus, from the verb abstraho ("to draw, drag away, separate from, detach from, remove from") Gaffiot. In the 16th century, this noun designates the fact of isolating oneself from society.

Definitions

Synonym

concept

Plural

abstractions

Translations

  • germangerman:Abstraktum
  • englishenglish:abstraction
  • arabicarabic:تَجْرِيد
  • spanishspanish:abstracción
  • italianitalian:astrazione
  • dutchdutch:abstraheren
  • portugueseportuguese:abstracção
  • russianrussian:абстракция
  • swedishswedish:drömmerier

See also

abstrait (adj.) abstractionnisme (cn.) abstractionniste (adj.) abstractionniste (cn.) abstracteur (cn.) abstraire (v.) abstractivité (cn.) abstractif (adj.)