nonclassical

Examples

• All

• By the 1940s, after a few plotless films had earned official regard, nonclassical plotting became a new standard.

  Academic text (2017)

• Nonclassical correlations in light beams were seen even earlier in a 1974 experiment by John Clauser of the University of California, Berkeley.

  Academic text (2005)

• Our goal need not be to change people's listening preferences from nonclassical music to classical.

  Academic text (2000)

• Worringer was also concerned with disputing what he regarded as the autocratic claims of aesthetics to interpret nonclassical art.

  Academic text (1992)

• The festival featured a variety of performances, including jazz and rock, that showcased nonclassical music styles.

• Many younger listeners prefer nonclassical genres, such as hip-hop and pop, over traditional symphonies.

Synonyms

N

nontraditional

vsnonclassical

12 5.9

Not doing things in the usual way

focuses on not following classical principles and styles rather than general customs

U

untraditional

vsnonclassical

3 5.3

Not following usual ways or customs

applies specifically to classical forms and theories, not to tradition broadly

U

unclassical

vsnonclassical

1 7.7

Not following traditional ideas or rules in art and science

is formed with the non prefix instead of the un prefix

A

anticlassical

vsnonclassical

• Formal

8.8

Opposed to classical styles and ideas in art, literature, or science

indicates lack of relation or following rather than active rejection

Antonyms

C

classical

48 3.9

Long-established and accepted as a standard

C

classical

32 5.1

About the culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome

How Classical

classical

1 3.9

traditional

994 1.5

nonclassical

7.5

experimental

223 4.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology