the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality of being abstract.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or quality of being abstract; a state of being in contemplation only, or not connected with any object: as, “the abstractness of the ideas themselves,” Locke, Human Understanding.
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n. the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
Word Usage
"* Aptitudes: cognitive abilities; 'abstractness' of inteprative complexity"