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IMPRESSIONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impressionist mean? 

IMPRESSIONIST (noun)
  The noun IMPRESSIONIST has 1 sense:

1. a painter who follows the theories of Impressionismplay

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


IMPRESSIONIST (adjective)
  The adjective IMPRESSIONIST has 1 sense:

1. relating to or characteristic of Impressionismplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


IMPRESSIONIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A painter who follows the theories of Impressionism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

painter (an artist who paints)

Derivation:

Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)


IMPRESSIONIST (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of Impressionism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

impressionist; impressionistic

Context example:

impressionist music

Pertainym:

Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)


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