abstinent, -e, adj., abstemious, sober.
abstracti-f, -ve, adj., abstractive.
abstraction, n.f., absence of mind, abstraction. Avoir des —s; to have fits of absence. Par —; abstractedly. — faite de; setting aside; exclusive of.
abstractivement (-mān), adv., abstractly, separately.
abstraire (abstrayant, abstrait), v.a., to draw from, to separate, to abstract.
abstrait, -e, adj., abstract; abstruse; inattentive, absent-minded.
abstraitement (-trèt-mān), adv., abstractedly, separately.
abstrus, -e, adj., abstruse, intricate, difficult; dark, obscure, recondite.
absurde, adj., absurd, nonsensical, foolish, irrational, preposterous. Réduire une opinion à l’—; to show the absurdity of an opinion. Tomber dans l’—; to fall into the absurd.
absurdement, adv., absurdly, nonsensically.