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nonabstract

5.3

Real and clear, about things you can see or touch

adjective
/nɒnˈæbstrækt/

: concreto

The artist prefers to create nonabstract paintings that depict real-life scenes and objects.

Examples

For him, his more structured abstract work was just as much Dadaist as the nonabstract work of other Dadaists and his own later nonabstract, more prototypically Dadaist film Ghosts Before Breakfast (1927).

Academic text (2003)
For him, his more structured abstract work was just as much Dadaist as the nonabstract work of other Dadaists and his own later nonabstract, more prototypically Dadaist film Ghosts Before Breakfast (1927).

Academic text (2003)
In his latest exhibition, he showcased nonabstract sculptures that clearly reflect human emotions.
The research paper emphasized the importance of nonabstract examples to illustrate complex concepts.

Synonyms

concrete

vsnonabstract

206 3.9

Real and possible to touch rather than abstract

is the same meaning but uses a negative descriptive form

nonsymbolic

vsnonabstract

7.3

A way of showing things that does not use signs and shows real objects directly

is broader meaning simply real rather than about symbol absence

Antonyms

abstract

86 7.4

Existing as an idea and not as a physical thing

How Concrete

tangible

101 4.6

nonabstract

5.3

abstract

86 7.4

Surface Forms

nonabstract positive

Morphology

nonabstract = abstract (transparent) = non + abstract

The negative prefix 'non-' attaches directly to the adjective 'abstract' producing the straightforward meaning 'not abstract' (concrete).

Etymology

Nonabstract is made of non- ('not') and abstract ('an idea, not a thing you can touch'). So a nonabstract thing is concrete or real, not just an idea.