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EXPRESSIONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does expressionist mean? 

EXPRESSIONIST (noun)
  The noun EXPRESSIONIST has 1 sense:

1. an artist who is an adherent of expressionismplay

  Familiarity information: EXPRESSIONIST used as a noun is very rare.


EXPRESSIONIST (adjective)
  The adjective EXPRESSIONIST has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to expressionismplay

  Familiarity information: EXPRESSIONIST used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXPRESSIONIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An artist who is an adherent of expressionism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("expressionist" is a kind of...):

artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

Derivation:

expressionism (an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality)

expressionist (of or relating to expressionism)


EXPRESSIONIST (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to expressionism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

expressionist; expressionistic

Context example:

expressionist art

Pertainym:

expressionism (an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality)

Derivation:

expressionist (an artist who is an adherent of expressionism)


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