nonrepresentational vs formal

nonrepresentational is not a noun while formal is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nonrepresentational	No	Yes	No	No
formal	Yes	Yes	No	No

nonrepresentational (noun)	formal (noun)
	a gown for evening wear
	a lavish dance requiring formal attire

nonrepresentational (adjective)	formal (adjective)
of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature	being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
	(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
	refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
	logically deductive
	represented in simplified or symbolic form
	characteristic of or befitting a person in authority