ALL meanings of impressionism
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I i - noun impressionism Fine Arts. (usually initial capital letter) a style of painting developed in the last third of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by short brush strokes of bright colors in immediate juxtaposition to represent the effect of light on objects. a manner of painting in which the forms, colors, or tones of an object are lightly and rapidly indicated. a manner of sculpture in which volumes are partially modeled and surfaces roughened to reflect light unevenly. 1
- noun impressionism a theory and practice in literature that emphasizes immediate aspects of objects or actions without attention to details. 1
- noun impressionism a late-19th-century and early-20th-century style of musical composition in which lush harmonies, subtle rhythms, and unusual tonal colors are used to evoke moods and impressions. 1
- noun impressionism A style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, esp. in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. 1
- noun impressionism 19th-century artistic movement 1
- noun impressionism art and literary style lacking detail 1
- uncountable noun impressionism Impressionism is a style of painting developed in France between 1870 and 1900 which concentrated on showing the effects of light on things rather than on clear and exact detail. 0
- noun impressionism a movement in French painting, developed in the 1870s chiefly by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley, having the aim of objectively recording experience by a system of fleeting impressions, esp of natural light effects 0
- noun impressionism the technique in art, literature, or music of conveying experience by capturing fleeting impressions of reality or of mood 0
- noun impressionism a theory and school of painting exemplified chiefly by Monet, Pissarro, and Sisley, but also by Manet, Renoir, etc., whose chief aim is to capture a momentary glimpse of a subject, esp. to reproduce the changing effects of light by applying paint to canvas in short strokes of pure color 0
- noun impressionism (art) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities. 0
- noun impressionism (music) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer. 0
- noun impressionism (poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions. 0