abstract vs abstraction

abstraction vs abstract

abstract and abstraction both are nouns.

abstract is an adjective but abstraction is not an adjective.

abstract is a verb but abstraction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abstract	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
abstraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abstract and abstraction are synonyms defined as:

abstract and abstraction: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

abstract (noun)	abstraction (noun)
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance	a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory	the act of withdrawing or removing something
	an abstract painting
	a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
	preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

abstract (adjective)	abstraction (adjective)
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

abstract (verb)	abstraction (verb)
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
consider apart from a particular case or instance
give an abstract (of)
make off with belongings of others

Difference between abstract and abstraction

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