n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )kän- ' kr ē t, ' kän- ˌ , k ə n- '
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concretus, from past participle of concrescere
Date: 14th century
1 : naming a real thing or class of things <the word poem is concrete , poetry is abstract>
2 : formed by coalition of particles into one solid mass
3 a : characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events b : SPECIFIC , PARTICULAR <a concrete proposal> c : REAL , TANGIBLE < concrete evidence>
4 : relating to or made of concrete <a concrete wall>
– con · crete · ly adverb
– con · crete · ness noun