nonfigurative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /nɑnˈfɪɡjərətɪv/ UK /nɒnˈfɪɡjərətɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not representing recognizable objects; abstract

Her nonfigurative canvases were pure fields of color.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not representing... abstractnonrepresentationalnonobjective

Opposites

figurativerepresentationalrealistic

Word family

Related forms figurative figure

Etymology

From non- ('not') + figurative, from Latin figurativus, from figura ('shape, form'), from fingere ('to shape, form').

non Latin figura Latin

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# nonfigurative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /nɑnˈfɪɡjərətɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈfɪɡjərətɪv/

## Meanings
1. not representing recognizable objects; abstract

## Examples
- Her nonfigurative canvases were pure fields of color.

## Synonyms
- abstract
- nonrepresentational
- nonobjective

## Antonyms
- figurative
- representational
- realistic

## Related Forms
- figurative
- figure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: figura

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + figurative, from Latin figurativus, from figura ('shape, form'), from fingere ('to shape, form').

## AI Etymology
Nonfigurative comes from non- ('not') + figurative, from Latin figurativus, from figura ('shape, form'), from fingere ('to shape, form'). The etymological trail includes Latin non, Latin figura. The same word family includes figurative, figure. Its current adjective use means "not representing recognizable objects; abstract".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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