abstractive C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /æbˈstræktɪv/ UK /æbˈstræktɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tending to form abstractions or to separate qualities by abstraction The philosopher's abstractive method drew general laws from single cases. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tending to form... abstractinggeneralizingtheoreticalsummarizing ↔ Opposites concreteparticularspecific Word family Derived forms abstractively Related forms abstractabstractionabstractor Etymology AI details From abstract + -ive, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw'). abstrahere Latin trahere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # abstractive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /æbˈstræktɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /æbˈstræktɪv/ ## Meanings 1. tending to form abstractions or to separate qualities by abstraction ## Examples - The philosopher's abstractive method drew general laws from single cases. ## Synonyms - abstracting - generalizing - theoretical - summarizing ## Antonyms - concrete - particular - specific ## Derived Forms - abstractively ## Related Forms - abstract - abstraction - abstractor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: abstrahere - Root: trahere ## Etymology From abstract + -ive, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw'). ## AI Etymology Abstractive is an adjective meaning "tending to form abstractions or to separate qualities by abstraction". Historically, it is from abstract + -ive, from Latin abstractus ('drawn away'), past participle of abstrahere, from abs- ('away') + trahere ('to draw'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: abstractive is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "tending to form abstractions or to separate qualities by abstraction", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin abstrahere with Latin trahere. Close English family members include abstractively, abstract, abstraction, and abstractor. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown