adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An idealist.

   "She punishes abstractionists, and will only forgive an induction which is rare and casual."

2. 2
   a painter of abstract pictures wordnet
3. 3
   Someone who supports or creates abstract art.

Adjective

1. 1
   Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.

Adjective

1. 1
   not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstractabstract artistnonfigurativenonfigurativenonobjective

Example

More examples

"She punishes abstractionists, and will only forgive an induction which is rare and casual."

Etymology

From abstraction + -ist.

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