plotless
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- adjective
- /ˈplɑt.ləs/
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sin trama
- His art piece was plotless, focusing instead on the beauty of movement and color.
- plotless novels
- plotless films
- plotless works
Examples
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She found the plotless narrative of the book frustrating because there was no clear direction.
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All that set-up may have been why the episode itself felt both jam-packed and strangely plotless at the same time.
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Each became plotless during the production process for different reasons.
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If you honestly like this plotless story, suit yourself.
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There is no such thing as a completely plotless narrative film.
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One gentleman said it best: his movies are set pieces, don't add up, are just plotless.
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As Amber said, Jacob had a lot of potential, but it was squandered in a virtually plotless story.
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By the 1940s, after a few plotless films had earned official regard, nonclassical plotting became a new standard.
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That's especially appealing in these days when so much of so-called serious literature is plotless, hopeless, and, in the eyes of many, pointless.
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Byen og Verden, just as Hultberg's other works, is characterized by a fragmentary, plotless construction that lacks narrative progression and is without either central characters or any direct description of actual or fictional surroundings.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
A film or book that has no clear story and focuses on images
Not having a clear connection between parts
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Plotless is made from plot ('story' or 'plan') and the ending -less ('without'), like in homeless or careless. So plotless means 'without a story', which is why we call a book, film, or play 'plotless' when it has no clear story.