representational

adjective

Of or pertaining to representation or to representationalism.

Similar
delineativedepictiveeideticfiguralfigurativemimetic
Opposite
nonrepresentational
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English representation ← Middle English re- →
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Meanings

adjectiverepresentational (comparative more representational, superlative most representational)

comparative more representational · superlative most representational

  1. Of or pertaining to representation or to representationalism.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen

Similar
delineativedepictiveeideticfiguralfigurativemimetic
Opposite
nonrepresentational
Also see
abstractdelineativedepictiveeideticfiguralfigurativemimeticnaturalisticrealistic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpresentation
  7. Englishrepresentation
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishrepresentational

From representation + -al.

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Translations

Polish przedstawieniowy
  • przedstawieniowyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

representational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representational

MLA

“representational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “representational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representational.

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