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nonrepresentational

[ non-rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh-nl ]

adjective

  1. not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature:

    a nonrepresentational painting.



nonrepresentational

/ ˌnɒnrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənəl /

adjective

  1. art another word for abstract
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • nonrep·re·sen·tation·al·ism noun
  • nonrep·re·sen·tation·al·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonrepresentational1

First recorded in 1920–25; non- + representational
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Example Sentences

Over a half-century of this trio’s nonrepresentational art, things get funkier and funkier.

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