Nonfigurative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnfˈɪɡjɚɹətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnfˈɪɡjəɹətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnfˈɪɡjəɹətˌɪv/

5 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnfˈɪɡjɚɹətˌɪv/.

Examples

a large abstract painting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abstractionist nonobjective abstract

Parts of Speech

adjective

not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

“a large abstract painting”

Word Forms

abstractness	noun	the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
abstractionist	noun	a painter of abstract pictures

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nichtfigurativ

die äußere Realität oder die Objekte der Natur nicht darstellen oder nachahmen

🇫🇷French

non figuratif

ne pas représenter ou imiter la réalité extérieure ou les objets de la nature

🇪🇸Spanish

no figurativo

No representar ni imitar la realidad externa ni los objetos de la naturaleza.

🇮🇹Italian

non figurativo

non rappresentare né imitare la realtà esterna o gli oggetti della natura

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-figuratief

geen externe realiteit of de objecten van de natuur vertegenwoordigen of imiteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

não figurativo

não representar ou imitar a realidade externa ou os objetos da natureza

🇷🇺Russian

нефигуративный

не представляющий и не имитирующий внешнюю реальность или объекты природы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैर-आलंकारिक

बाहरी वास्तविकता या प्रकृति की वस्तुओं का प्रतिनिधित्व या नकल नहीं करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অরূপক

বাহ্যিক বাস্তবতা বা প্রকৃতির বস্তুর প্রতিনিধিত্ব বা অনুকরণ করা নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவமற்ற

வெளிப்புற யதார்த்தம் அல்லது இயற்கையின் பொருள்களைப் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்துவது அல்லது பின்பற்றுவது இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

రూపరహితమైనది

బాహ్య వాస్తవికత లేదా ప్రకృతి వస్తువులను సూచించడం లేదా అనుకరించడం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अलंकारिक

बाह्य वास्तव किंवा निसर्गाच्या वस्तूंचे प्रतिनिधित्व किंवा अनुकरण करत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનરૂપાત્મક

બાહ્ય વાસ્તવિકતા અથવા પ્રકૃતિની વસ્તુઓનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ અથવા અનુકરણ કરતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಕೇತಿಕವಲ್ಲದ

ಬಾಹ್ಯ ವಾಸ್ತವತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಕರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപരഹിതമായ

ബാഹ്യ യാഥാർത്ഥ്യത്തെയോ പ്രകൃതിയുടെ വസ്തുക്കളെയോ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുകയോ അനുകരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਲਾਖਣਿਕ

ਬਾਹਰੀ ਹਕੀਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਦਰਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਕਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ساختی

ظاہری حقیقت یا فطرت کی اشیاء کی نمائندگی یا نقل نہیں کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非比喻的

不代表或模仿外部现实或自然物体

🇯🇵Japanese

非比喩的な

外部の現実や自然の対象物を表現したり模倣したりしないこと

🇰🇷Korean

비구상적인

외부 현실이나 자연의 대상을 표현하거나 모방하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có tính tượng hình

không đại diện hoặc bắt chước thực tế bên ngoài hoặc các đối tượng của tự nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง

ไม่เป็นตัวแทนหรือเลียนแบบความเป็นจริงภายนอกหรือวัตถุของธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

nonfiguratif

tidak mewakili atau meniru realitas eksternal atau objek alam

🇲🇾Malay

bukan kiasan

tidak mewakili atau meniru realiti luaran atau objek alam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير رمزي

عدم تمثيل أو تقليد الواقع الخارجي أو الأشياء الطبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر تصویری

عدم نمایش یا تقلید از واقعیت خارجی یا اشیاء طبیعت

🇹🇷Turkish

figüratif olmayan

dış gerçekliği veya doğadaki nesneleri temsil etmemek veya taklit etmemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא פיגורטיבי

לא מייצג או מחקה את המציאות החיצונית או את אובייקטי הטבע

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