impressionism

English

Etymology

From French impressionnisme.

Pronunciation

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Noun

impressionism (countable and uncountable, plural impressionisms)

1. (art) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
2. (music) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
3. (poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.

Derived terms

• neo-impressionism
• post-impressionism

 

Translations

movement in art

• Afrikaans: impressionisme
• Armenian: իմպրեսիոնիզմ (hy) (impresionizm)
• Asturian: impresionismu m
• Catalan: impressionisme m
• Czech: impresionismus m
• Dutch: impressionisme (nl) n
• French: impressionnisme (fr) m
• Galician: impresionismo m
• Georgian: იმპრესიონიზმი (imṗresionizmi)
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Irish: impriseanachas m
• Italian: impressionismo (it) m
• Japanese: 印象派 (ja) (inshōha)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Manx: impressionaghys m
• Maori: kōpuratanga
• Nepali: प्रभाववाद (prabhāwavād)
• Norman: împressionnisme m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: impresjonisme m

  Nynorsk: impresjonisme m

• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: impressionismo (pt) m
• Romanian: impresionism (ro)
• Russian: импрессиони́зм (ru) m (impressionízm)
• Spanish: impresionismo (es) m
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

music: style

• Galician: impresionismo m
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Maori: toi pūkare
• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

poetry: style

• Galician: impresionismo m
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Maori: toi pūkare
• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Romanian: impresionism (ro)
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

Anagrams

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