abstractionism
/æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩ˌɪz.m̩/noun
abstractionism is spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-I-S-M: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abstractionism means “The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abstractionism is abstractionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in abstractionism?
| Letters | 14: A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abstractionism?
Abstractionism appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abstractionism?
- US /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩ˌɪz.m̩/
Abstractionism has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-abstractionism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abstractionism
- abstractionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abstractionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
- 2
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abstractionism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abstract art:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abstractionnisme |
| German | Abstraktionismus |
| Portuguese | abstracionismo |
| Spanish | abstraccionismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abstractionism come from?
From abstraction + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).