nonobjective C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/ UK /ˌnɒnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not representing real objects; abstract; not impartial Critics praised the nonobjective swirls of the mural. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not representing real... abstractnonrepresentationalnonfigurativesubjectivebiasedpartial ↔ Opposites objectiverepresentationalimpartial Word family Related forms objectiveobject Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + objective, from Medieval Latin objectivus, from Latin objectum ('thing presented to the mind'), from objicere ('to throw before'). non Latin objectum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonobjective **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/ ## Meanings 1. not representing real objects; abstract; not impartial ## Examples - Critics praised the nonobjective swirls of the mural. ## Synonyms - abstract - nonrepresentational - nonfigurative - subjective - biased - partial ## Antonyms - objective - representational - impartial ## Related Forms - objective - object ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: objectum ## Etymology From non- ('not') + objective, from Medieval Latin objectivus, from Latin objectum ('thing presented to the mind'), from objicere ('to throw before'). ## AI Etymology Nonobjective is from non- ('not') + objective, from Medieval Latin objectivus, from Latin objectum ('thing presented to the mind'), from objicere ('to throw before'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and objectum (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not representing real objects; abstract; not impartial. The wider family includes related words such as objective and object. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown