Abstractiveness

/əbˈstræktɪvnəs/ noun

Definition

the quality or state of being abstractive; the characteristic of having the power to abstract.

Etymology

From abstractive + -ness noun suffix. Creates a noun expressing the quality of abstraction.

Kelly Says

The 'abstractiveness' of human thought—our ability to detach from concrete things—is what allowed humans to invent tools, plan for the future, and ultimately build civilizations.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
abstraktiefheid
BGБългарски
абстрактивност
ETEesti
abstraktiivsus
EUEuskara
abstraktibotasuna
GLGalego
abstractividade
HRHrvatski
abstraktivnost
LTLietuvių
abstraktiškumas
LVLatviešu
abstraktīvums
MNМонгол
абстрактив
SKSlovenčina
abstraktívna
SLSlovenščina
abstraktivnost
SRСрпски
абстрактивност

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