Hyphenation of abstract

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word abstract? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ab-stract

Definitions of abstract:

1.	A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance He loved her only in the abstract--not in person
2.	A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
3.	Consider a concept without thinking of a specific example Consider abstractly or theoretically
4.	Make off with belongings of others
5.	Consider apart from a particular case or instance Let's abstract away from this particular example
6.	Give an abstract (of)
7.	Existing only in the mind Separated from embodiment Abstract words like `truth' and `justice'
8.	Not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature A large abstract painting
9.	Dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention Abstract reasoning Abstract science

Synonyms of abstract:

adj	abstract, conceptual, ideal, conceptional, ideational, notional, intangible, impalpable, nonrepresentational
adj	abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective, nonrepresentational
adj	theoretical, technical
adj	theoretical
noun	abstraction, concept, conception, construct
noun	outline, synopsis, precis, summary
verb	see, consider, reckon, view, regard
verb	pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift, steal
verb	consider, take, deal, look at
verb	sum up, summarize, summarise, resume

Last hyphenations of this language

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