Meaning : A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.
Example :
He loved her only in the abstract--not in person.
Synonyms : abstract
Meaning : The act of withdrawing or removing something.
Meaning : The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.
Synonyms : generalisation, generalization
Meaning : An abstract painting.
Meaning : Preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else.
Synonyms : abstractedness
Meaning : A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples.
Synonyms : abstract entity