abstinence
abstinence (n.)mid-14c., \\\"forbearance in indulgence of the appetites,\\\" from Old French abstine...
abstinent
abstinent (adj.)late 14c., from Old French abstinent (earlier astenant) \\\"moderate, abstemious, mo...
abstract
abstract (adj.)late 14c., originally in grammar (of nouns), from Latin abstractus \\\"drawn away,\\\...
abstraction
abstraction (n.)c. 1400, \\\"a withdrawal from worldly affairs, asceticism,\\\" from Old French abst...
abstruse
abstruseabstruse: [16] It is not clear whether English borrowed abstruse from French abstrus(e) or d...
abstruse
abstruseabstruse: [16] It is not clear whether English borrowed abstruse from French abstrus(e) or d...
absurd
absurd (adj.)1550s, from Middle French absurde (16c.), from Latin absurdus \\\"out of tune; foolish\...
