Figureless

/ˈfɪɡərləs/ adjective

Definition

Without figures, forms, or representations; lacking definite shape; abstract or amorphous.

Etymology

From 'figure' (form, shape) + '-less' (suffix meaning without). The '-less' suffix indicates the absence of the thing named by the root word.

Kelly Says

When abstract artists create 'figureless' work, they're deliberately rejecting the human or recognizable shapes that dominated art for centuries—it's a radical choice that says 'what you see is just pattern and color, not 'something.'"

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