1. the quality or state of being abstract; the condition of existing in thought or as an idea rather than having a physical or concrete reality

Examples

• The abstractness of mathematical concepts can make them difficult for young students to grasp.
• Philosophy deals with ideas of great abstractness that have no physical form.
• The painting’s abstractness left viewers wondering what the artist intended to represent.
• Scientists often struggle to explain the abstractness of quantum physics to the general public.
• The abstractness of justice as a concept has been debated by philosophers for centuries.
• Teachers use concrete examples to reduce the abstractness of complex theories.