此藝術風格是對歐洲傳統概念中藝術模仿自然的反動。在最嚴格的意義上，這個詞指的是二十世紀的西方繪畫、雕刻和平面藝術中，不描繪任何肉眼可見世界中物體之形象。抽象風格有時候並不完全排除描繪自然形體，卻以簡化或變形的方法再現自然形體但若是指抽取個別例證的共同特質以闡述共通概念的過程，則用「抽象概念」。

抽象藝術(美術風格)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
抽象(美術風格)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
ch'ou hsiang i shu (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,,)
chōu xiàng yì shù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,,)
chou xiang yi shu (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,,)
Abstract(fine arts style)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,A)
Abstract(kunststijl)　(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
Abstract art(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Abstracto(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....風格與時代層面
........風格與時代
............<依區域區分之風格與時代>
................歐洲
....................<歐洲風格與時代>
........................<現代歐洲風格與運動>
............................<現代歐洲美術風格與運動>
................................抽象藝術 (美術風格)

distinguished from....	抽象概念
thing(s) reflecting style/period/culture are....	抽象藝術(藝術類型)

英文....	Refers to art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature. In the strictest sense, the term refers to 20th-century Western painting, sculpture, or graphic art that does not include forms that represent objects from the visible world. The term is sometimes applied to art in which natural forms are only simplified or changed in their representation, but not eliminated entirely. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, use "abstraction."
荷蘭語....	Verwijst naar kunststijlen die ontstonden als reactie op de traditionele Europese opvatting volgens welke de kunst wordt geacht de natuur te imiteren. In zijn meest strikte vorm verwijst de term naar 20ste-eeuwse westerse schilderkunst, beeldhouwkunst of grafische kunst waarvan de vormentaal in geen enkel opzicht verwijst naar objecten uit de zichtbare wereld. De term wordt ook wel toegepast op kunst waarin natuurlijke vormen op vereenvoudigde of veranderde wijze worden weergegeven, maar waarin deze vormen niet volledig zijn uitgebannen. Gebruik 'abstractie' voor het proces waarbij algemene begrippen worden geformuleerd door middel van abstrahering van gemeenschappelijke kenmerken van zaken.
西班牙語....	Úsese con referencia al arte del siglo XX; en otros contextos use "abstracción."

抽象藝術(美術風格)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 6
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 5
.................	雄獅西洋美術辭典 969
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 August 26, 2011
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 August 26, 2011
.................	世界藝術史 888
抽象(美術風格)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 6
.................	牛津當代大辭典 7
.................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9, 170
Abstract(fine arts style)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford Companion to Art (1984) 2
.................	Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture (1981) 4:7
.................	Lucie-Smith, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (1986) 9
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 3 March 2005
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
Abstract art............	[VP]
.................	Oxford Companion to Art (1996) 2 ff.
.................	Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Abstract art," accessed 3 March 2005
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Abstract art," accessed 3 March 2005
Abstracto............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Read, Diccionario del Arte y los Artistas (1996) 7
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) ...,Abstract
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) Abstract...
.................	Dusar & Smeets, Lexicon actuele kunst (1971)

Getty AAT: 300108127 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300108127
聯合目錄： 抽象藝術 、抽象 、ch'ou hsiang i shu 、chōu xiàng yì shù 、chou xiang yi shu 、Abstract 、Abstract art 、Abstract 、Abstracto