Kandinskian

K5A1N1D2I1N1S1K5I1A1N1

adjective

Of or pertaining to Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Russian painter.

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Meanings

adjectiveKandinskian (comparative more Kandinskian, superlative most Kandinskian)

comparative more Kandinskian · superlative most Kandinskian

  1. Of or pertaining to Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Russian painter.

    By this time Graham's dancers were devoid of glamour and makeup; the faces were masklike, with each mouth a Kandinskian gash of red[…]

    1993, Howard Gardner, Creating minds, page 272

Origin

From Kandinsky + -an.

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APA

Kandinskian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kandinskian

MLA

“Kandinskian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kandinskian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kandinskian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kandinskian.

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