plotless

American  

[plaht-lis] / ˈplɑt lɪs /

adjective

1. having no plot; lacking a coherent or cohesive storyline.

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Other Word Forms

• plotlessly adverb
• plotlessness noun

Example Sentences

Kinsky’s roaming Sebald-esque novels like “Grove” and “River” have made her a household name in plotless fiction.

From Los Angeles Times

The piece is his rendering of a dance Balanchine thought about but never realized for “Jewels,” a plotless ballet comprised of three movements that evoke the beauty of precious stones and places significant to the Russian emigré: “Emeralds” for France set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, “Rubies” for America set to Igor Stravinsky, and “Diamonds” for his native imperial Russia with a score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

From Los Angeles Times

This largely plotless book, in which elliptical fragments of autobiography are entwined with meditations on the cultural history of the color blue and loosely coalesce around the theme of depression, doesn’t exactly scream theater.

From New York Times

“The Promise” and “Terce,” the Prototype presentations that are sticking with me most this year, are both plotless and characterless.

From New York Times

When, in 1967, the curtain rose at New York City Ballet on his opulent triptych, known as the first full-length plotless ballet, it had no unifying title.

From New York Times