an abstract or general idea or term.

the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.

an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.

the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal

The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.

secret removal, esp. theft.

absent-mindedness; inattention; mental absorption.

Fine Arts .

the abstract qualities or characteristics of a work of art.

a work of art, esp. a nonrepresentational one, stressing formal relationships.

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absorption , aloofness , brooding , cogitation , consideration , contemplation , daydreaming , detachment , engrossment , entrancement , musing , pensiveness , pondering , preoccupation , reflecting , reflection , remoteness , reverie , ruminating , thinking , trance , absent-mindedness , bemusement , brown study , muse , study