abstract
     adj 1: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment;
            "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'" [ant: {concrete}]
     2: not representing or imitating external reality or the
        objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: {abstractionist},
         {nonfigurative}, {nonobjective}]
     3: based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis" [syn:
        {theoretical}]
     4: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical
        purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract
        science"
     n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance;
          "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" [syn:
           {abstraction}]
     2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or
        theory [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {precis}]
     v 1: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example;
          consider abstractly or theoretically
     2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},
         {purloin}, {pinch}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch},
         {nobble}, {lift}]
     3: consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's
        abstract away from this particular example"
     4: give an abstract (of)
Source: WordNet® 2.0