abstractos

Abstractos is the plural masculine form of abstracto in Spanish and is used to describe things that lack physical form, such as ideas, qualities, or concepts. It also functions as a masculine plural adjective, agreeing with nouns like conceptos abstractos or nombres abstractos. In practice, the term can stand for abstract concepts in general when the context makes the reference clear. The feminine forms are abstractas (plural) and abstracta (singular).

It derives from Latin abstractus, from abstrahere, and entered Spanish through medieval Latin. The term shares roots with the broader concept of abstraction in philosophy, mathematics, and linguistics, where it denotes a movement away from particular objects toward general ideas or properties.

In philosophy and science, abstractos can denote abstract objects or properties—entities that are not located in space or time. Examples include numbers, sets, or properties like redness. The status and existence of abstract objects are debated in various schools of thought, with positions ranging from realism to nominalism and pluralism about the domain of abstracta.

In language and art, the related term nombres abstractos names things that exist as ideas or qualities rather than physical objects. In art, the adjective arte abstracto describes non-representational work; formas abstractas or figuras abstractas are common phrases. The plural abstractos is more often encountered as part of longer noun phrases than as a standalone noun.