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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plein air (plān′ âr′; Fr. ple ner′),USA pronunciation - Fine Art, Foreign Termsthe open air, esp. the daylight of outdoors.
- Fine Artthe quality of light and atmosphere out of doors, esp. this quality as rendered in painting.
- French: literally, full air
- 1890–95
plein-air (plān′âr′; Fr. ple ner′),USA pronunciation adj. - Fine Artpertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- Fine Artdesignating a painting executed out of doors and representing a direct response to the scene or subject in front of the artist.
- Fine Art(of a painting) having the qualities of air and natural light.
- adjective, adjectival use of plein air 1890–95
plein′-air′ism, plein′-air′ist, n. |