concreteness
con·crete
[kon-kreet, kong-, kon-kreet, kong- for 1–15, 10, 13, 14; kon-kreet, kong- for 11, 12] adjective, noun, verb, con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing. 
krit, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ- adjective
1.
constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
2.
pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular ( opposed to general ): concrete ideas.
3.
representing or applied to an actual substance or thing, as opposed to an abstract quality: The words “cat,” “water,” and “teacher” are concrete, whereas the words “truth,” “excellence,” and “adulthood” are abstract.
4.
made of concrete: a concrete pavement.
5.
formed by coalescence of separate particles into a mass; united in a coagulated, condensed, or solid mass or state.
noun
6.
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden. Compare reinforced concrete.
7.
any of various other artificial building or paving materials, as those containing tar.
8.
a concrete idea or term; a word or notion having an actual or existent thing or instance as its referent.
9.
a mass formed by coalescence or concretion of particles of matter.
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verb (used with object)
10.
to treat or lay with concrete: to concrete a sidewalk.
11.
to form into a mass by coalescence of particles; render solid.
12.
to make real, tangible, or particular.
verb (used without object)
Idioms 13.
to coalesce into a mass; become solid; harden.
14.
to use or apply concrete.
15.
set/cast in concrete, to put (something) in final form; finalize so as to prevent change or reversal: The basic agreement sets in concrete certain policies.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English concret < Latin concrētus (past participle of concrēscere to grow together), equivalent to con- con- + crē- (stem of crēscere to grow, increase; see -esce) + -tus past participle ending
1375–1425; late Middle English concret < Latin concrētus (past participle of concrēscere to grow together), equivalent to con- con- + crē- (stem of crēscere to grow, increase; see -esce) + -tus past participle ending
Related forms
con·crete·ly, adverb
con·crete·ness, noun
con·cre·tive, adjective
con·cre·tive·ly, adverb
un·con·crete, adjective
Synonyms
1. solid, factual, substantial.
1. solid, factual, substantial.
Antonyms
1, 2. abstract.
1, 2. abstract.
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concrete (ˈkɒnkriːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a construction material made of a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water that hardens to a stonelike mass |
| b. (as modifier): a concrete slab | |
| 2. | physics a rigid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles |
| —adj | |
| 3. | relating to a particular instance or object; specific as opposed to general: a concrete example |
| 4. | a. relating to or characteristic of things capable of being perceived by the senses, as opposed to abstractions |
| b. (as noun): the concrete | |
| 5. | formed by the coalescence of particles; condensed; solid |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (tr) to construct in or cover with concrete |
| 7. | to become or cause to become solid; coalesce |
| [C14: from Latin concrētus grown together, hardened, from concrēscere; see | |
| 'concretely | |
| —adv | |
| 'concreteness | |
| —n | |
| con'cretive | |
| —adj | |
| con'cretively | |
| —adv | |
| concrete (ˈkɒnkriːt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a construction material made of a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water that hardens to a stonelike mass |
| b. (as modifier): a concrete slab | |
| 2. | physics a rigid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles |
| —adj | |
| 3. | relating to a particular instance or object; specific as opposed to general: a concrete example |
| 4. | a. relating to or characteristic of things capable of being perceived by the senses, as opposed to abstractions |
| b. (as noun): the concrete | |
| 5. | formed by the coalescence of particles; condensed; solid |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (tr) to construct in or cover with concrete |
| 7. | to become or cause to become solid; coalesce |
| [C14: from Latin concrētus grown together, hardened, from concrēscere; see | |
| 'concretely | |
| —adv | |
| 'concreteness | |
| —n | |
| con'cretive | |
| —adj | |
| con'cretively | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
concrete
1471, from L. concretus, pp. of concrescere "to grow together," from com- "together" + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). A logicians' term until meaning began to expand 1600s. Noun sense of "building material made from cement, etc." is first recorded 1834.
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concrete con·crete (kŏn-krēt', kŏn'krēt')
adj.
Relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular.
Existing in reality or in real experience; perceptible by the senses; real.
Relating to a material thing or group of things as opposed to an abstraction.
Formed by the coalescence of separate particles or parts into one mass; solid.
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