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[ im-presh-uh-nist ] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impressionist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature. an entertainer who does impressions. adjective(usually initial capital letter)Fine Arts. of, relating to, or characteristic of Impressionism: Impressionist paintings; Impressionist artists. Origin of impressionistFrom the French word impressionniste, dating back to 1875–80. See impression, -ist OTHER WORDS FROM impressionistim·pres·sion·is·tic, adjectiveim·pres·sion·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·im·pres·sion·is·tic, adjectivesem·i-im·pres·sion·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby impressionistimpress, impressible, impression, impressionable, impressionism, impressionist, impressive, impressive aphasia, impressment, impressure, imprest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impressionistTired of the classical sculptures, impressionist paintings, and chipped ancient relics you stroll past at your local art museum? Beware: Connecticut’s Museum of the Occult May Kill You|Nina Strochlic|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Met comes close to that goal in its current show on Impressionist dress—which was organized by a paintings expert. Punk: Chaos to Couture at the Costume Institute Shows How Derivative the Style Has Become|Blake Gopnik|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Bremer says he paints in a style best described as “American impressionist—primitive.” Paul Bremer’s New Canvas: Bush’s Iraq Boss Embraces Artistic Side|Lloyd Grove|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST The unwanted blooms are at odds with his plans for a garden replicating the calming colours of an Impressionist painting. Royal Round-Up From The UK|Tom Sykes|July 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He remembers that the specialist was eager to include it in the house's February 2010 Impressionist and Modern Sale. Steve Martin's Fake Campendonk: Germany's Largest Art-Forgery Ring||June 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST The duke was not an impressionist, his description lacked colour. He was nothing of an impressionist; he never put smokestacks on the horse nor legs on the steamboat. Cobb's Bill-of-Fare|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb The play-music is all angular and grotesque, glaring effects thrown on in splashes like an impressionist painting. Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls We do not pretend to have mentioned in this chapter all the painters directly connected with the first Impressionist movement. The French Impressionists (1860-1900)|Camille Mauclair The virtue of these Impressionist pictures, whatever it might be, depended on no reference to the outside world.
British Dictionary definitions for impressionist
noun(usually capital) any of the French painters of the late 19th century who were exponents of impressionism (sometimes capital) any artist, composer, or writer who uses impressionism an entertainer who impersonates famous people adjective(often capital) denoting, of, or relating to impressionism or the exponents of this style Derived forms of impressionistimpressionistic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impressionistmime, writer, classicist, thespian, impersonator, copycat, parrot, actor, player, comedian, imitator, performer, parodist, mummer, trouper, caricaturist, playactor, romanticist |