non·ob·jec·tive
ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-tiv 
1
: not objective
2
: representing or intended to represent no natural or actual object, figure, or scene
nonobjective art
non·objectivism
: the theory or practice of nonobjective painting
Examples of nonobjective in a Sentence
Adjective
the real subject of his nonobjective paintings is color—and the intense emotional response it can provoke in the viewer
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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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Adjective
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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“Nonobjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonobjective. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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nonobjective
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non·ob·jec·tive
ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-tiv
: intended to represent no natural or actual object or likeness
nonobjective art
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