abstemiousness
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.

abstenance
Misspelling of abstinence, by confusion with abstention.

abstention
The act of restraining oneself.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

abstentionism
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.

abstentionisms
plural of abstentionism

abstentions
plural of abstention

abstentiousness
The state or quality of being abstentious.

abstersion
Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

abstersions
plural of abstersion

abstersiveness
The quality of being abstersive.

abstinence
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Delay of spending to accrue capital.

abstinences
plural of abstinence

abstinencies
plural of abstinency

abstinency
Synonym of abstinence.

abstracta
plural of abstractum

abstractedness
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.

abstracticism
The result of abstractification, making something abstract.

abstracticisms
plural of abstracticism

abstractification
The process of abstractifying or achieving abstracticism.

abstractifications
plural of abstractification

abstraction
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.

abstractionism
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.

abstractionisms
plural of abstractionism

abstractions
plural of abstraction

abstractiveness
The property of being abstractive.

abstractivity
The quality of being abstractive.

abstractization
The process of abstractifying or achieving abstracticism.

abstractizations
plural of abstractization

abstractness
The quality of being abstract.

abstractnesses
plural of abstractness

abstractum
Something which is abstract or exists abstractly.

abstriction
A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.

abstrictions
plural of abstriction

abstruseness
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.

abstrusenesses
plural of abstruseness

abstrusion
The act of thrusting away.

abstrusions
plural of abstrusion

abstrusities
plural of abstrusity

abstrusity
Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.

absumption
Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.

absurdification
The process of becoming absurd.

absurdism
A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
Absurdity, something that is absurd

absurdisms
plural of absurdism

absurdities
plural of absurdity

absurdity
That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
Dissonance.

absurdness
The quality of being absurd; absurdity.

absurdnesses
plural of absurdness

abthain
Alternative form of abthane.

abthainries
plural of abthainry

abthainry
Alternative form of abthanery.

abthains
plural of abthain

abthanage
Alternative form of abthanery.

abthanages
plural of abthanage

abthane
A title used in medieval Scotland.

abthaneries
plural of abthanery

abthanery
Synonym of abbacy.

abthanes
plural of abthane

abugida
A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include.
A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, typically such that symbols for different syllables are generated by adding, altering or removing the vowel portion, often by applying a diacritic to a stable consonant symbol.

abugidas
plural of abugida

abundance
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
A political ideology that is progressive but prioritises economic growth and infrastructure construction.
A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
enough, sufficiency.

abundances
plural of abundance

abundancies
plural of abundancy

abundancy
A state of plentifulness.

abundary
An overflowing, a cornucopia, an abundant source.

abundation
abundance

abundaunce
Obsolete form of abundance.

abundaunces
plural of abundaunce

abusability
The state or condition of being abusable.

abuseability
Misspelling of abusability.

abusefulness
The characteristic of being abuseful.

abusement
Abuse.
A misleading.

abusements
plural of abusement

abusio
Catachresis.

abusion
Misuse, abuse; in particular, illegal behaviour; verbal, physical or sexual abuse.
Deceit; abuse of the truth.
Catachresis.

abusions
plural of abusion

abusiveness
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.

abusivity
The quality of being abusive; abusiveness.

abusuas
plural of abusua