presentational

American  

[prez-uhn-tey-shuh-nl, pree-zen-] / ˌprɛz ənˈteɪ ʃə nl, ˌpri zɛn- /

adjective

1. of or relating to presentation.

2. pertaining to or characterized by presentationalism.

3. notional.

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Other Word Forms

• nonpresentational adjective

Etymology

Origin of presentational

First recorded in 1885–90; presentation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

I find that playwrights are often at their liveliest when writing in a presentational mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

In 2020, longtime military graphics collector Tim Hwang launched a Twitter account, @DefenseCharts, a feed “dedicated to the presentational aesthetics of the defense-industrial complex.”

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2023

One of the many wonderful aspects of “Secret Things” is how its eight dancers, mostly from the corps de ballet, emerge as distinctive personalities without being presentational.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

The films all home in on this distinction between a presentational online persona and the actual self.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

But the presentational styles of their campaigns are markedly different: Rishi Sunak is slick, Liz Truss pointedly isn't.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2022