nonobjective

American  

[non-uhb-jek-tiv] / ˌnɒn əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /

adjective

1. not objective.

2. Fine Arts. not representing objects known in physical nature; nonrepresentational.

   some nonobjective works by Kandinsky and Mondrian.

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nonobjective British  

/ ˌnɒnəbˈdʒɛktɪv /

adjective

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of nonobjective

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + objective

Example Sentences

There’s also the problem of what you said to her, which was, in my objectively nonobjective opinion, awful.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2022

More than 50 years later, as his students flop and fly about, making nonobjective sounds and breaking their internal rhythms, what Yakim teaches may look flat-out insane.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2020

In its less drastic forms, it is still somewhat miraculous: a nonobjective, emotional event within a factual, emotionless environment.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2018

“My paintings are nonobjective because there’s no object in them,” he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2012

Caption: "As for the nonobjective virtuosi, they, of course, had the easiest time of all, for they could just as well have done the job in the barroom of the Players' Club."

From Time Magazine Archive

Related Words

• abstract
• biased
• idiosyncratic
• illusory
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