nondiscursive

adjective

non·​dis·​cur·​sive ˌnän-dis-ˈkər-siv 

: not of or relating to language or discourse : not discursive

Making music, while it fulfills many emotional needs, is a nondiscursive enterprise; it doesn't take place within language.

—Randall Butler

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above