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IMPRESSIONISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
Example:
impressionist music
Synonyms:
impressionist; impressionistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)
Derivation:
impression (an impressionistic portrayal of a person)
Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
Example:
she had impressionistic memories of her childhood
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
impression (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed)
Derivation:
impression (an impressionistic portrayal of a person)
impression (an outward appearance)
impression (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed)
