abstracted
adj. meditative, preoccupied; deep in thought abstract v. remove, take away; steal; theorize, conceptualize; summarize, simplify | ||||
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Abstracted Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abstracted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abstract
(a.)
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
(a.)
Separated from matter; abstract; ideal.
(a.)
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind.
(a.)
Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abstract
(a.)
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
(a.)
Separated from matter; abstract; ideal.
(a.)
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind.
(a.)
Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abstracted
Adjective
1. taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead
(synonym) removed
(similar) separate
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
(synonym) absent, absentminded, scatty
(similar) inattentive
Adjective
1. taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead
(synonym) removed
(similar) separate
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
(synonym) absent, absentminded, scatty
(similar) inattentive
abstract
Noun
1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
(synonym) abstraction
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) right
2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
(synonym) outline, synopsis, precis
(hypernym) summary
(hyponym) brief
Verb
1. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(derivation) abstraction
2. make off with belongings of others
(synonym) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
(hypernym) steal
3. consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
(hypernym) consider, take, deal, look at
(derivation) abstraction
4. give an abstract (of)
(hypernym) sum up, summarize, summarise, resume
(derivation) abstractor, abstracter
Adjective
1. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
(antonym) concrete
(similar) conceptual
(see-also) intangible, impalpable
(attribute) abstractness
2. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
(synonym) abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
(similar) nonrepresentational
3. based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"
(synonym) theoretical
(similar) technical
4. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
(similar) theoretical
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abstracted
abstracted
\ab*stract"ed\ (&?;), a.
1. separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. the evil abstracted stood from his own evil.
2. separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [obs.]
3. abstract; abstruse; difficult. [obs.]
4. inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. "an abstracted scholar."
abstracted
adj
1. taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- a.n.whitehead [syn: removed]
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent, absentminded, scatty]
abstracted
\ab*stract"ed\ (&?;), a.
1. separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. the evil abstracted stood from his own evil.
2. separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [obs.]
3. abstract; abstruse; difficult. [obs.]
4. inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. "an abstracted scholar."
abstracted
adj
1. taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- a.n.whitehead [syn: removed]
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent, absentminded, scatty]
| English Phonetics |