"abstractness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈstɹæk.nəs/ [US], /æbˈstɹækt.nəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abstractness.wav Forms: abstractnesses [plural]
Etymology: From abstract + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abstract|ness}} abstract + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abstractness (countable and uncountable, plural abstractnesses)
  1. The quality of being abstract. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the quality of being abstract): abstrakthed [common-gender] (Danish), abstractheid [feminine] (Dutch), het abstracte [neuter] (Dutch), abstrakteco (Esperanto), abstraktius (Finnish), elvontság (Hungarian), absztraktság (Hungarian), abstraktums [masculine] (Latvian), abstrakthet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), abstrakcyjność [feminine] (Polish), abstratidade [feminine] (Portuguese)

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