1. not representing recognizable objects, people, or scenes; abstract
Usage: art

Examples

• The museum’s modern wing features several nonfigurative paintings with bold colors and geometric shapes.
• Her nonfigurative sculptures explore the relationship between form and space.
• The artist moved from realistic portraits to nonfigurative works in the 1960s.
• Critics praised the nonfigurative elements in his latest exhibition.
• The gallery specializes in nonfigurative art from the mid-twentieth century.
• Students studied the difference between figurative and nonfigurative painting techniques.