abstract art

UK/ˈæbˌstɹækt ɑː(ɹ)t/US/ˈæbˌstɹækt ɑɹt/

noun

Art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational way.

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abstractionism
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Meanings

nounabstract art (uncountable)
  1. uncountableArt that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational way.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation

Similar
abstractionism
Broader
genre
Also see
abstractionism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish abstrakt kunst
  • abstrakt kunstart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Dutch abstracte kunst, non-figuratieve kunst
  • abstracte kunstart that does not depict objects in the natural world
  • non-figuratieve kunstart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Esperanto abstraktismo
  • abstraktismoart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Finnish abstrakti taide
  • abstrakti taideart that does not depict objects in the natural world
French art abstrait
  • art abstraitart that does not depict objects in the natural world
German abstrakte Kunst
  • abstrakte Kunstart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Greek αφηρημένη τέχνη
  • αφηρημένη τέχνη (afiriméni téchni)art that does not depict objects in the natural world
Hungarian absztrakt művészet
  • absztrakt művészetart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Māori toi tūrehurehu
  • toi tūrehurehuart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Norwegian Bokmål abstrakt kunst
  • abstrakt kunstart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Polish abstrakcjonizm
  • abstrakcjonizmart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Russian абстра́ктное иску́сство
  • абстра́ктное иску́сство (abstráktnoje iskússtvo)art that does not depict objects in the natural world
Swedish abstrakt konst
  • abstrakt konstart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Turkish soyut sanat
  • soyut sanatart that does not depict objects in the natural world
Cite this entry
APA

abstract art. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20art

MLA

“abstract art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstract art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20art.

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