abstractness

English

Etymology

abstract +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abstractness (countable and uncountable, plural abstractnesses)

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

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

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