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abstractness

American  
[ab-strakt-nis, ab-strakt-nis] / æbˈstrækt nɪs, ˈæbˌstrækt nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being abstract.


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We all value precision in claims as compared to vagueness and concreteness as compared to abstractness.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2023

It’s a philosophy and a thesis that still allows for a bit of abstractness and unpredictability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

This quality of purposeful abstractness makes everything sound and seem contrived.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2015

Both are flooded with dense, elegant scribbled marks that are striking for their abstractness and exuberant confidence and for how potently they encapsulate Twombly’s future as an artist.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2011

As if a peculiar and malign abstractness pervaded their mental processes.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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