nonobjective

adjective

non·​ob·​jec·​tive ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce nonobjective (audio)
1
: not objective
2
: representing or intended to represent no natural or actual object, figure, or scene
nonobjective art
nonobjectivism noun
nonobjectivist noun
nonobjectivity noun

Examples of nonobjective in a Sentence

the real subject of his nonobjective paintings is color—and the intense emotional response it can provoke in the viewer
Recent Examples on the Web Many of Eide’s colleagues were involved in DIY art spaces in West Baltimore and championed completely nonobjective painting and sculpture. Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Sep. 2021 If Abstract Expressionism moved from figuration to nonobjective abstraction, then Judd et al. were going even further. Kyle Chayka, The New Republic, 15 May 2020 De Kooning used to talk about how putting facial features into otherwise nonobjective pictures gave him a point of contact, a way to organize the chaos. Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader, 23 Feb. 2018 The show charts Pape’s prolific path, from her youthful days in the nonobjective concrete-art movement to her defection to the more playful neo-concretism, ending with later works of anything-goes independence. The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of nonobjective was in 1865

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“Nonobjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonobjective. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

nonobjective

adjective
non·​ob·​jec·​tive ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce nonobjective (audio)
: intended to represent no natural or actual object or likeness
nonobjective art
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