Meanings
plural classicisms
- uncountableAll the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.
It catches an American athleticism and energetic team spirit that still seem to smash European notions of ballet classicism, as does its dancers’ selfless manner and their practicelike costumes.
2008 June 9, Alastair Macaulay, “In Student Steps and Leaps, a Survey of National Styles”, in The New York Times - uncountableClassical scholarship.
- countableA Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
- Proto-Italic*klāssis
- Latinclassis
- Latinclassicu
- Frenchclassique
- Englishclassic
- Englishclassicism
Translations
Catalan classicisme
- classicismeclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Chinese Mandarin 古典主義 /古典主义, 古希臘與古羅馬文化研究 /古希腊与古罗马文化研究
- 古典主義 /古典主义 (gǔdiǎnzhǔyì)classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
- 古希臘與古羅馬文化研究 /古希腊与古罗马文化研究 (Gǔ Xīlà yǔ Gǔ Luómǎ wénhuà yánjiū)classical scholarship
- 古典用語 /古典用语 (gǔdiǎn yòngyǔ)Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence
Czech klasicismus
- klasicismusclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Finnish klassismi, klassismi
- klassismiclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
- klassismiclassical scholarship
- klassismiLatin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence
French classicisme
- classicismeclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
German Klassizismus
- Klassizismusclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Greek κλασικισμός
- κλασικισμός (klasikismós)classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Italian classicismo
- classicismoclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Polish klasycyzm
- klasycyzmclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Portuguese classicismo
- classicismoclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Russian классици́зм, класси́ческое образова́ние
- классици́зм (klassicízm)classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
- класси́ческое образова́ние (klassíčeskoje obrazovánije)classical scholarship
Spanish clasicismo
- clasicismoclassical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
Cite this entry
classicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicism
“classicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classicism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicism.
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