noun

abstraction

Translation

abstraction, abstract idea, preoccupation, absent-mindedness

He is capable of great abstraction.

Good and evil are common abstractions.

He stared out of the window in abstraction.

[uncountable] the quality of dealing with ideas The work shows a high level of abstraction.

[countable] an idea or principle Justice is a noble abstraction.

Synonyms: concept, idea, theory, preoccupation; Antonyms: reality, concrete object

From `abstract` + `-ion` (noun-forming suffix). `abstract` is from Latin `abstractus` 'drawn away'.

It's the noun form of `abstract`. Think of the 'action' or result of making something abstract.