abstract

based on ideas, not on real things you can see or touch
Abstract things like love, freedom or justice exist as ideas. Abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real objects.
abstract meaning in Hindi
विचारों पर आधारित, न कि देखी या छुई जा सकने वाली चीज़ों पर; अमूर्त
प्रेम, स्वतंत्रता या न्याय जैसी अमूर्त चीज़ें विचारों के रूप में होती हैं। अमूर्त कला असली वस्तुओं की जगह आकार और रंग इस्तेमाल करती है।
Examples
- My little brother finds maths too abstract without real-life examples.मेरे छोटे भाई को असली उदाहरणों के बिना गणित बहुत अमूर्त लगता है।
- Freedom and justice are abstract ideas at the heart of our Constitution.स्वतंत्रता और न्याय अमूर्त विचार हैं जो हमारे संविधान के केंद्र में हैं।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
ABSTRACT: you can't TRACK it with your hands or eyes — it lives only in the mind.
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Abstract art does not try to represent real objects. Instead, it uses shapes, colors, and textures to express feelings and ideas in a creative way.
Word origin
From Latin 'abstractus', 'drawn away', from 'abs' (away) + 'trahere' (to pull): an idea pulled away from real things.
Other meanings
noun A short summary of a document, report or research paper that gives its main points.
adjective Existing as an idea or quality, not as a physical thing.
adjective lost in thought and not paying attention to what is around you
abstract meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | विचारों पर आधारित, न कि देखी या छुई जा सकने वाली चीज़ों पर; अमूर्त |
| Arabic · العربية | قائم على الأفكار لا على أشياء حقيقية تُرى أو تُلمس؛ مجرّد |
| French · Français | fondé sur des idées, pas sur des choses réelles ; abstrait |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | berdasarkan gagasan, bukan benda nyata yang bisa dilihat atau disentuh; abstrak |
| Chinese · 中文 | 抽象的;基于概念而非看得见摸得着的东西 |
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complete and total; not limited in any way

To take in a liquid, heat or information and hold it.

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a very large quantity of something; plenty

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