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. See abstract
   art another word for abstract

Other Words From

• nonrep·re·sen·tation·al·ism noun
• nonrep·re·sen·tation·al·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonrepresentational¹

First recorded in 1920–25; non- + representational

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post