abstract

  • adjective /abstrakt/ 1 theoretical rather than physical or concrete. 2 (of art) achieving its effect through colour and shapes rather than attempting to represent recognizable reality.

  • verb /bstrakt/ 1 extract or remove. 2 consider theoretically or separately from something else. 3 make a written summary of.

  • noun /abstrakt/ 1 a summary of a book or article. 2 an abstract work of art.

  — DERIVATIVES abstractly adverb abstractor noun.

  — ORIGIN from Latin abstrahere ‘draw away’.

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