'abstraction' definitions:
Definition of 'abstraction'
(from WordNet)
noun
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" [syn: abstraction, abstract]
noun
The act of withdrawing or removing something
noun
The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: abstraction, generalization, generalisation]
noun
An abstract painting
noun
Preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else [syn: abstractedness, abstraction]
noun
A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples [syn: abstraction, abstract entity]
Synonyms of 'abstraction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablation,
- abrasion,
- absence of mind,
- absentmindedness,
- absorption,
- abstract,
- abstract idea,
- abstractedness,
- abulia,
- alienation,
- altarpiece,
- analysis,
- annexation,
- anxiety,
- anxiety equivalent,
- anxiety state,
- apathy,
- appropriation,
- bemusement,
- block print,
- boosting,
- bromide,
- brown study,
- castle-building,
- catatonic stupor,
- cliche,
- close study,
- collage,
- color print,
- commonplace,
- compulsion,
- concentration,
- contemplativeness,
- conversion,
- conveyance,
- copy,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- daydream,
- daydreamer,
- daydreaming,
- deduction,
- deep thought,
- dejection,
- depression,
- depth of thought,
- detachment,
- diptych,
- disarticulation,
- disassociation,
- disconnectedness,
- disconnection,
- discontinuity,
- disengagement,
- disjointing,
- disjunction,
- dislocation,
- disunion,
- division,
- divorce,
- divorcement,
- doctrinairism,
- doctrinality,
- doctrinarity,
- dream,
- dreaming,
- elation,
- embezzlement,
- emotionalism,
- engraving,
- engrossment,
- erosion,
- euphoria,
- explanation,
- fantasy,
- fantasying,
- filching,
- fit of abstraction,
- folie du doute,
- fraud,
- fresco,
- general idea,
- generalization,
- generalized proposition,
- glittering generality,
- graft,
- hackneyed expression,
- hypochondria,
- hysteria,
- hysterics,
- icon,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- incoherence,
- indifference,
- insensibility,
- isolation,
- lethargy,
- liberation,
- lieu commun,
- lifting,
- likeness,
- locus communis,
- luxation,
- mania,
- melancholia,
- melancholy,
- mental distress,
- mere theory,
- miniature,
- montage,
- mooning,
- moonraking,
- mosaic,
- mural,
- muse,
- musefulness,
- musing,
- muted ecstasy,
- obsession,
- panorama,
- parting,
- partition,
- pathological indecisiveness,
- pensiveness,
- photograph,
- picture,
- pilferage,
- pilfering,
- pinching,
- pipe dream,
- pipe-dreaming,
- platitude,
- poaching,
- preoccupation,
- print,
- profound thought,
- psychalgia,
- psychomotor disturbance,
- purification,
- refinement,
- reflectiveness,
- removal,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- reverie,
- scrounging,
- segmentation,
- separation,
- separatism,
- shoplifting,
- snatching,
- sneak thievery,
- snitching,
- speculation,
- speculativeness,
- stained glass window,
- stargazing,
- stealage,
- stealing,
- stencil,
- still life,
- study,
- stupor,
- subdivision,
- subduction,
- sublation,
- subtraction,
- sweeping statement,
- swindle,
- swiping,
- tableau,
- taking away,
- tapestry,
- theft,
- theoretic,
- theoretical basis,
- theoretics,
- theoria,
- theoric,
- theorization,
- theory,
- thievery,
- thieving,
- thoughtfulness,
- tic,
- tired cliche,
- trance,
- triptych,
- truism,
- twitching,
- unresponsiveness,
- wall painting,
- Walter Mitty,
- wistfulness,
- withdrawal,
- woolgathering,
- zoning