abstraction 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Examples
- 1.he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
Hypernym
concept 1
noun
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
EnglishDerivationally related form
abstract 1
verb
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Hyponym
right 1
noun
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
absolute 1
noun
something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
teacher 2
noun
a personified abstraction that teaches
thing 3
noun
a special abstraction
