abstractionist
/æbˈstɹæk.ʃən.əst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.31 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
An idealist.
noun
Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
Example Sentences
- "She punishes abstractionists, and will only forgive an induction which is rare and casual."
- "If you come near them and see what conceits they entertain,—they are abstractionists, and spend their days and nights in dreaming some dream; in expecting the homage of society to some precious scheme, built on a truth, but destitute of proportion in its presentment, of justness in its application, and of all energy of will in the schemer to embody and vitalize it."
- "In this all-important respect I do not hesitate to say we theorists and abstractionists of the North, throughout that long anti-slavery discussion which ended with the 1861 dash of arms, were thoroughly wrong."
Etymology
Etymology tree English abstraction Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English abstractionist From abstraction + -ist.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æbˈstɹæk.ʃən.əst/