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impressionism
CIDE DICTIONARY
impressionism, n. [F. impressionnisme.].
The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
impressionism, n.
1 a style or movement in art concerned with expression of feeling by visual impression, esp. from the effect of light on objects.
2 a style of music or writing that seeks to describe a feeling or experience rather than achieve accurate depiction or systematic structure.
1 a style or movement in art concerned with expression of feeling by visual impression, esp. from the effect of light on objects.
2 a style of music or writing that seeks to describe a feeling or experience rather than achieve accurate depiction or systematic structure.
Derivative
impressionist n.
Etymology
F impressionnisme (after Impression: Soleil levant, title of a painting by Monet, 1872)
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