storyless
6.8
A film or book that has no clear story and focuses on images
- adjective
- /ˈstɔːrɪləs/
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sin trama
- They're just one scene after another of storyless action and dialogue that never really goes anywhere.
Examples
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The film was criticized for being a collection of storyless scenes that lacked emotional depth.
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They're just one scene after another of storyless action and talking that never really goes anywhere.
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It was ugly and storyless and just really weird.
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Many modern video games feature storyless gameplay where the player focuses solely on action.
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Critics described the exhibition as a series of storyless installations that failed to engage the audience.
Synonyms
plotless
vsstoryless
1
6.0
Having no clear story or order of events
lacks narrative elements entirely rather than only missing a clear plot
nonnarrative
vsstoryless
7.2
Not told as a story and not arranged like one
focuses on lacking narrative elements rather than formal organization
How Narrative
Surface Forms
storyless positive
Morphology
Etymology
Storyless comes from the parts story and -less, where story here means 'a tale' or 'narrative' and -less means 'without'. So a storyless film or book has no clear plot or tale to follow.