concrete

[ kon-kreet, kong-, kon-kreet, kong- for 1–10, 13–15; kon-kreet, kong- for 11, 12 ]

/ ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ- for 1–10, 13–15; kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ- for 11, 12 /

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adjective

constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.

pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular (opposed to general): concrete ideas.

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.

made of concrete: a concrete pavement.

formed by coalescence of separate particles into a mass; united in a coagulated, condensed, or solid mass or state.

noun

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.

any of various other artificial building or paving materials, as those containing tar.

a concrete idea or term; a word or notion having an actual or existent thing or instance as its referent.

a mass formed by coalescence or concretion of particles of matter.

verb (used with object), con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing.

to treat or lay with concrete: to concrete a sidewalk.

to form into a mass by coalescence of particles; render solid.

to make real, tangible, or particular.

verb (used without object), con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing.

to coalesce into a mass; become solid; harden.

to use or apply concrete.

Idioms for concrete

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 of concrete

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

SYNONYMS FOR concrete

1 solid, factual, substantial.

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ANTONYMS FOR concrete

1, 2 abstract.

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OTHER WORDS FROM concrete

con·crete·ly, adverb con·crete·ness, noun con·cre·tive, adjective con·cre·tive·ly, adverb

un·con·crete, adjective un·con·crete·ly, adverb un·con·cret·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH concrete

cement concrete mortar²

Words nearby concrete

concorporate, concours, concours d'élégance, concourse, concrescence, concrete, concrete mixer, concrete music, concrete noun, concrete number, concrete poet

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British Dictionary definitions for concretely

concrete

/ (ˈkɒnkriːt) /

noun

a construction material made of a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water that hardens to a stonelike mass
(as modifier)a concrete slab

physics a rigid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles

adjective

relating to a particular instance or object; specific as opposed to general a concrete example

relating to or characteristic of things capable of being perceived by the senses, as opposed to abstractions
(as noun)the concrete

formed by the coalescence of particles; condensed; solid

verb

(tr) to construct in or cover with concrete

(kənˈkriːt) to become or cause to become solid; coalesce

Derived forms of concrete

concretely, adverb concreteness, noun concretive, adjective concretively, adverb

Word Origin for concrete

C14: from Latin concrētus grown together, hardened, from concrēscere; see concrescence

Medical definitions for concretely

concrete

[ 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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verb (used with object), con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing.

verb (used without object), con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing.

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Derived forms of concrete

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concrete

adjective

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verb (used with object), con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing.

verb (used without object), con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing.

Idioms for concrete

Origin of concrete

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