IMPRESSIONISTIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does impressionistic mean? • IMPRESSIONISTIC (adjective)
The adjective IMPRESSIONISTIC has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
2. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
Familiarity information: IMPRESSIONISTIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IMPRESSIONISTIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
a surprisingly impressionistic review bearing marks of hasty composition / she had impressionistic memories of her childhood
Pertainym:
impression (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed)
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
impressionist; impressionistic
Context example:
impressionist music
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)
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