nonrepresentational

[ non-rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh-nl ]
/ ˌnɒn rɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃə nl /

adjective

not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.

Origin of nonrepresentational

First recorded in 1920–25; non- + representational

OTHER WORDS FROM nonrepresentational

non·rep·re·sen·ta·tion·al·ism, noun non·rep·re·sen·ta·tion·al·ist, noun

Words nearby nonrepresentational

nonregent, nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, nonreligious, nonrenewable, nonrepeating decimal, nonrepresentational, nonresident, nonresidential, nonresistance, nonresistant, nonrestraint

British Dictionary definitions for nonrepresentational

nonrepresentational
/ (ˌnɒnrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənəl) /

adjective

art another word for abstract (def. 4)