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EXPRESSIONISTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does expressionistic mean? 

EXPRESSIONISTIC (adjective)
  The adjective EXPRESSIONISTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to expressionismplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


EXPRESSIONISTIC (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:

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)


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