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| abstract |
something that is abstract or regarded apart from the concrete. [2/13 definitions] |
| abstractable |
combined form of abstract. |
| abstraction |
an abstract or general idea, concept, or term. [1/4 definitions] |
| allegorize |
to perceive or understand in an abstract or symbolic sense. [1/3 definitions] |
| allegory |
a device in art or literature by which abstract moral or spiritual qualities are represented by concrete characters, things, and events. [1/2 definitions] |
| compendium |
an abridgement, summary, or abstract. [1/2 definitions] |
| deep structure |
in transformational grammar, the abstract syntactic pattern that underlies the construction and interpretation of a sentence. |
| edifice |
an abstract structure or system that has developed in a complex manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| free-form |
having an irregular, often curvilinear contour or shape, esp. in graphic design or abstract art. [1/2 definitions] |
| -ility |
(such) a quality or condition of being (used to form abstract nouns from adjectives ending in -le or -ile.). |
| instantiate |
to serve as or provide a concrete example, embodiment, or evidence of (something abstract). |
| intellectual |
devoted to study, speculation, and abstract mental activity. [1/4 definitions] |
| it |
used to indicate an animal, abstract thing, group, inanimate object, or being of undetermined gender that has been mentioned or is about to be mentioned. [1/6 definitions] |
| mass noun |
a noun that denotes an abstract, uncountable entity and is not preceded by "a" or "an," such as "integrity," "filth," or "information". |
| metaphysical |
highly abstract. [1/3 definitions] |
| metaphysics |
abstract and speculative philosophy in general. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonabstract |
combined form of abstract. |
| nonobjective |
designating or being a style or example of graphic art in which objects are not depicted as they appear in reality; abstract; nonrepresentational. |
| nonrepresentational |
designating a style in visual arts by which the artist does not attempt to portray objects or people of the natural world; abstract. |
| op art |
a style of abstract, usu. hard-edged art in which forms, spaces, and colors are deliberately arranged to produce optical ambiguities and illusions. |
| overabstract |
combined form of abstract. |
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