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abstract word
abstract word An abstract word is a word whose meaning is tied more to events, mental states, or context than to a specific, clearly bounded object.
An abstract word is a word whose meaning is tied more to events, mental states, or context than to a specific, clearly bounded object. In this account, abstract words are understood as depending less on direct sensorimotor experience and more on situational and introspective information.