abstractedness

English

Etymology

abstracted +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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

abstractedness (uncountable)

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

Translations

state of being abstracted

Dutch: verstrooidheid (nl)

References

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.

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