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

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 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

Here, the style is broadly presentational, with some dialogue spoken into stand microphones and other lines rendered without amplification.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 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