abstractedness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From abstracted + -ness.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.nəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪd.nəs/, /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.nəs/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]abstractedness (uncountable)
- The state of being abstracted; abstract character. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
Translations
[edit]state of being abstracted
|
References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstractedness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.