unclassical
- adjective
- /ʌnˈklæsɪkəl/
- Many modern films incorporate unclassical elements that challenge conventional storytelling.
Examples
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In media, too, these works are decidedly unclassical.
Academic text (1999) -
The artist's new painting features an unclassical design that breaks away from traditional techniques.
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Classical education into a profoundly unclassical world.
Blog text (2) -
Secondly, despite the fact that I speak like a soprano, I am a standard, Broadway, unclassical, alto singer.
Blog text (27) -
Rogueclassicism: 1. n. an abnormal state or condition resulting from the forced migration from a lengthy Classical education into a profoundly unClassical world;
Blog text (23) -
The sketch shows two quite separate bays, each flanked by columns or pilasters, which produce an unclassical pair of solids in the center.
Academic text (1992) -
Her poem has an unclassical structure, experimenting with free verse instead of rhyme.
Synonyms
Not following usual ways or customs
Not following the old rules of art and science, for example in music
Opposed to classical styles and ideas in art, literature, or science
Antonyms
How Classical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unclassical breaks into un- meaning 'not' and classical, which comes from the idea of the 'classics', the old Greek and Roman models for art and thought. So unclassical means 'not following those old rules', used when something does not fit traditional standards in art, science, or style.