abstractive

English

Etymology

From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/, /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
  • Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

abstractive (comparative more abstractive, superlative most abstractive)

  1. Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.][1]
  2. Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

Middle English

Etymology

First attested circa 1350, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”).

Adjective

abstractive

  1. (grammar) Denoting a quality or state; not concrete; abstract.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10
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