abstractiveadj.n.

Brit.

/əbˈstraktɪv/, U.S.

/əbˈstræktɪv/,

/æbˈstræktɪv/

Forms: Middle English abstractif, Middle English abstractyue, 1600s abstractiue, 1600s– abstractive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin abstractivus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin abstractivus (in logic) capable of forming abstractions (from 13th cent. in British sources; from 14th cent. in continental sources) < classical Latin abstract- , past participial stem of abstrahere (see abstract v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French abstractif (adjective) relating to or engaged in abstraction (1510 in science abstractif), abstract, not material (1547), (of a noun) abstract (1747).

A. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or expressing abstract ideas or concepts; engaged in, or able to engage in, the process of considering something theoretically or in the abstract. Cf. abstract adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > [adjective] > performing abstraction

abstractive1610

precisive1650

abstractionist1860

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 8^v Þeiȝ [sc. nouns] swiche be abstractif [L. abstractiva; Tol. abstractyue], som tyme þey beþ I take for persones.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xxvii. sig. Gviii The swete balle of the eye..discernynge without interualle the differences abstractyue adherynge to theyr subgecte, was sone made obscure & her lyght empesched.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God ix. xvi. 353 The wisest men in their greatest height of abstractiue speculation.

1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous viii. 127 How can we divide in our most abstractive thoughts, the highest pleasure..from this dependence!

1713 S. Parker tr. St. Athanasius Four Orations against Arians II. iii. 4 A meer Abstractive Being.

1825 Examiner 30 May 336/1 Poetry..is abstractive rather than false.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxxiv. 284 The human body..is thus itself a kind of abstractive machine. The senses cannot but abstract.

1925 A. N. Whitehead Sci. & Mod. World (1926) 235 The third condition to be satisfied by an abstractive hierarchy will be called the condition of connexity.

1938 R. G. Collingwood Princ. Art xiii. 290 Such a distinction only presents itself to us when, by the abstractive work of intellect, we learn to dissect a given experience into two parts.

1996 A. Bäck On Reduplication iv. xiii. 398 (note) The abstractive and precisive types resemble the sorts of specificative propositions distinguished by Peter of Fonseca.

†2. That brings about the discontinuation or removal of something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] > abstract or relating to abstraction > of abstracting character

abstractive1490

1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xii. sig. Diij Elysse esprysed with brennyng loue towarde Enee..leuynge by dyspense abstractyue her first vowes of chastyte promysed.

1851 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 12 391 Near most farmsteads is a muck-heap—exposed to all the abstractive influences of sun, wind, and shower.

3. Characteristic of an abstract or summary; written in abridged or summarized form. Also occasionally figurative: that is the perfect form of something; that is the exemplar or epitome. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1821 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Med. Sci. 2 321 Of these we shall notice a few, chiefly in an abstractive form.

1836 N. Wiseman Connexion Sci. & Revealed Relig. I. iv. 251 No nation long possesses the art of representation, without forming to itself an ideal, abstractive type.

1862 Athenæum 559/2 We should like to see Mr. Mill's abstractive descriptions reprinted.

1918 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 5 351/2 His complete familiarity with roentgenological literature, his linguistic ability, and his genius in abstractive work have made the abstract department of the Journal extremely valuable.

B. n.

†1. A piece of text extracted or copied from a larger work. Cf. abstract v. 3a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > synoptical statement

abstract1436

titling1465

capitulation1523

aphorism1528

argument1535

table1560

analysis1588

the brief1601

abstractive1611

synopsis1611

method1614

synopsy1616

modela1626

scheme1652

syllabus1653

précis1760

summing up1795

aperçu1828

conspectus1839

vidimus1884

auto-abstract1892

standfirst1972

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xxi. 765/2 These are the abstractiues taken out of larger discourses, whereof you may reade if you please more in Hollinshead.

2. A person, thing, or other entity which is characterized by being abstract; (now) spec. an abstract noun.

ΚΠ

1661 A. Burgess Expository Comment 1st Chap. 2 Cor. cxv. 537 Abstractives admit of no mixture, though Concretives may.

1855 Pop. Educator VI. 609/1 When we say, ‘Do you prefer green or yellow?’ we use the adjectives as abstractives, meaning the colour green and the colour yellow.

1889 K. P. Wormeley tr. H. de Balzac Louis Lambert 142 Intermediate beings who separate the Kingdom of Instinctives from the Kingdom of the Abstractives.

1904 C. S. Peirce Let. Lady Welby 12 Oct. in Coll. Papers (1958) VIII. ii. viii. 241 Abstractives such as Color, Mass, Whiteness, etc.

2005 J. Heath Gram. Tamashek viii. 532 The abstractives ‘cousinhood’ and ‘thievery’ denote behavioral complexes, e.g. ‘acting as a X’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstractive
释义	abstractiveadj.n. Brit. /əbˈstraktɪv/, U.S. /əbˈstræktɪv/, /æbˈstræktɪv/ Forms: Middle English abstractif, Middle English abstractyue, 1600s abstractiue, 1600s– abstractive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin abstractivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin abstractivus (in logic) capable of forming abstractions (from 13th cent. in British sources; from 14th cent. in continental sources) < classical Latin abstract- , past participial stem of abstrahere (see abstract v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French abstractif (adjective) relating to or engaged in abstraction (1510 in science abstractif), abstract, not material (1547), (of a noun) abstract (1747). A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or expressing abstract ideas or concepts; engaged in, or able to engage in, the process of considering something theoretically or in the abstract. Cf. abstract adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > [adjective] > performing abstraction abstractive1610 precisive1650 abstractionist1860 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 8^v Þeiȝ [sc. nouns] swiche be abstractif [L. abstractiva; Tol. abstractyue], som tyme þey beþ I take for persones. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xxvii. sig. Gviii The swete balle of the eye..discernynge without interualle the differences abstractyue adherynge to theyr subgecte, was sone made obscure & her lyght empesched. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God ix. xvi. 353 The wisest men in their greatest height of abstractiue speculation. 1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous viii. 127 How can we divide in our most abstractive thoughts, the highest pleasure..from this dependence! 1713 S. Parker tr. St. Athanasius Four Orations against Arians II. iii. 4 A meer Abstractive Being. 1825 Examiner 30 May 336/1 Poetry..is abstractive rather than false. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxxiv. 284 The human body..is thus itself a kind of abstractive machine. The senses cannot but abstract. 1925 A. N. Whitehead Sci. & Mod. World (1926) 235 The third condition to be satisfied by an abstractive hierarchy will be called the condition of connexity. 1938 R. G. Collingwood Princ. Art xiii. 290 Such a distinction only presents itself to us when, by the abstractive work of intellect, we learn to dissect a given experience into two parts. 1996 A. Bäck On Reduplication iv. xiii. 398 (note) The abstractive and precisive types resemble the sorts of specificative propositions distinguished by Peter of Fonseca. †2. That brings about the discontinuation or removal of something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] > abstract or relating to abstraction > of abstracting character abstractive1490 1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xii. sig. Diij Elysse esprysed with brennyng loue towarde Enee..leuynge by dyspense abstractyue her first vowes of chastyte promysed. 1851 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 12 391 Near most farmsteads is a muck-heap—exposed to all the abstractive influences of sun, wind, and shower. 3. Characteristic of an abstract or summary; written in abridged or summarized form. Also occasionally figurative: that is the perfect form of something; that is the exemplar or epitome. Now rare. ΚΠ 1821 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Med. Sci. 2 321 Of these we shall notice a few, chiefly in an abstractive form. 1836 N. Wiseman Connexion Sci. & Revealed Relig. I. iv. 251 No nation long possesses the art of representation, without forming to itself an ideal, abstractive type. 1862 Athenæum 559/2 We should like to see Mr. Mill's abstractive descriptions reprinted. 1918 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 5 351/2 His complete familiarity with roentgenological literature, his linguistic ability, and his genius in abstractive work have made the abstract department of the Journal extremely valuable. B. n. †1. A piece of text extracted or copied from a larger work. Cf. abstract v. 3a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > synoptical statement abstract1436 titling1465 capitulation1523 aphorism1528 argument1535 table1560 analysis1588 the brief1601 abstractive1611 synopsis1611 method1614 synopsy1616 modela1626 scheme1652 syllabus1653 précis1760 summing up1795 aperçu1828 conspectus1839 vidimus1884 auto-abstract1892 standfirst1972 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xxi. 765/2 These are the abstractiues taken out of larger discourses, whereof you may reade if you please more in Hollinshead. 2. A person, thing, or other entity which is characterized by being abstract; (now) spec. an abstract noun. ΚΠ 1661 A. Burgess Expository Comment 1st Chap. 2 Cor. cxv. 537 Abstractives admit of no mixture, though Concretives may. 1855 Pop. Educator VI. 609/1 When we say, ‘Do you prefer green or yellow?’ we use the adjectives as abstractives, meaning the colour green and the colour yellow. 1889 K. P. Wormeley tr. H. de Balzac Louis Lambert 142 Intermediate beings who separate the Kingdom of Instinctives from the Kingdom of the Abstractives. 1904 C. S. Peirce Let. Lady Welby 12 Oct. in Coll. Papers (1958) VIII. ii. viii. 241 Abstractives such as Color, Mass, Whiteness, etc. 2005 J. Heath Gram. Tamashek viii. 532 The abstractives ‘cousinhood’ and ‘thievery’ denote behavioral complexes, e.g. ‘acting as a X’. 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