nonsculptural

8.2

A work that is flat, not a solid object like a statue

adjective
/nɒnˈskʌlpʧərəl/

: no escultórico

The architect chose a nonsculptural approach, emphasizing straight lines and simple shapes.

Examples

Unlike the ornate statues, the new monument is deliberately nonsculptural in its design.
Her artwork is distinctly nonsculptural, focusing on painting rather than three-dimensional forms.
This piece is nonsculptural.
The artwork is entirely nonsculptural in nature.
The architect chose a nonsculptural approach, emphasizing straight lines and simple shapes.
Her artwork is distinctly nonsculptural, focusing on painting rather than three-dimensional forms.
Unlike the ornate statues, the new monument is deliberately nonsculptural in its design.

Antonyms

sculptural

9 6.1

Showing strong shapes like a statue

How Sculptural

sculptural

9 6.1

three-dimensional

36 3.9

relief

Specialized

16 7.3

nonsculptural

8.2

flat

797 1.0

Surface Forms

nonsculptural positive

Morphology

nonsculptural = sculptural (transparent) = non + sculpture + al

The adjective 'sculptural' is a regular formation (sculpture + -al) and 'non-' straightforwardly negates it, yielding 'not relating to sculpture'.

Etymology

Nonsculptural starts with non- meaning 'not' and the part sculpt from an old word meaning 'to carve', as you can see in sculpture. So nonsculptural describes something that is not carved or not like a sculpture.