svårfattlig — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• abstruse adj Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.

Senses

svårfattlig is used for these senses in English:

• abstract Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• abstruse Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.]

abstract — full definition

1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

abstruse — full definition

1. adj Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
2. adj Concealed or hidden; secret.

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