abstractness

abstractness

English

Etymology

abstract +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɹæk.nəs/, /æbˈstɹækt.nəs/

Noun

abstractness (countable and uncountable, plural abstractnesses)

1. The quality of being abstract. [First attested in the late 16^th century.][1]
   • (Can we date this quote?), John Locke, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     The abstractness of the ideas.

Antonyms

• concreteness

Translations

the quality of being abstract

Dutch: abstractheid f, het abstracte n Esperanto: abstrakteco Finnish: abstraktius (fi) Hungarian: elvontság (hu), absztraktság (hu)

Latvian: abstraktums m Norwegian: Norwegian Bokmål: abstrakthet (no) m or f Portuguese: abstrateza f, abstratidade f

References

1. “abstractness” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.