English edit

Etymology edit

abstracted +‎ -ness

Pronunciation edit

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.nəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪd.nəs/, /əbˈstɹæk.tɪd.nəs/
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Noun edit

abstractedness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being abstracted; abstract character. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.