nonobjective

[ non-uh b-jek-tiv ]
/ ˌnɒn əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /
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adjective

not objective.
Fine Arts. not representing objects known in physical nature; nonrepresentational: some nonobjective works by Kandinsky and Mondrian.

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Origin of nonobjective

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + objective

Words nearby nonobjective

nonnitrogenous, nonnuclear, nonny-nonny, nono, nonobedience, nonobjective, nonobservance, nonobstructive jaundice, nonoccurrence, nonofficial, nonoperational
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Words related to nonobjective

biased, intuitive, personal, abstract, illusory, instinctive, idiosyncratic, fanciful, individual, introspective, introverted, prejudiced, nonrepresentative, unobjective

British Dictionary definitions for nonobjective

nonobjective
/ (ˌnɒnəbˈdʒɛktɪv) /

adjective

of or designating an art movement in which things are depicted in an abstract or purely formalized way, not as they appear in reality
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