presentational
AmericanOther Word Forms
- nonpresentational adjective
Etymology
Origin of presentational
First recorded in 1885–90; presentation + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Elordi takes over the telling of his tale, often running counter to the presentational grandiosity that a new “Frankenstein” would seem to require.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
In the absence of any real developments, attention in Ukraine turned to the presentational aspects of the summit – the "optics", in political speak.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 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
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