impressionist

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noun

One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism.

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impressionistic
OriginFrench impressionniste ← Latin impressiōnem ← Proto-Italic *pres- →
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Meanings

nounimpressionist (plural impressionists)

plural impressionists

  1. artOne who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism.
  2. entertainmentA performer who does impressions; a mimic.

    When impressionists (and especially lazy impressionists) delivered their comedic interpretation of [Bill] Clinton, the phrase they always used was “I feel your pain,” expressed with a sympathetic Southern drawl.

    2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or characteristic of Impressionism

Similar
impressionistic
Also see
impersonatorimpressionisticmimic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  7. Proto-Italic*pres-
  8. Latinpremō
  9. Latinimprimō
  10. Latinimpressiōnem
  11. Frenchimpression
  12. Frenchimpressionniste
  13. Englishimpressionist

Borrowed from French impressionniste.

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Translations

Bulgarian импресионист
  • импресионист (impresionist)One who adheres to impressionism
Catalan impressionista
  • impressionistaOne who adheres to impressionism
Dutch impressionist
  • impressionistOne who adheres to impressionism
Finnish impressionisti
  • impressionistiOne who adheres to impressionism
French impressionniste
  • impressionnisteOne who adheres to impressionism
German Impressionist
  • ImpressionistOne who adheres to impressionism
Hindi बहुरूपिया
  • बहुरूपिया (bahurūpiyā)One who adheres to impressionism
Indonesian impresionis
  • impresionisOne who adheres to impressionism
Irish impriseanaí
  • impriseanaíOne who adheres to impressionism
Italian impressionista
  • impressionistaOne who adheres to impressionism
Malay impresionis
  • impresionisOne who adheres to impressionism
Polish impresjonista, impresjonistka
  • impresjonistaOne who adheres to impressionism
  • impresjonistkaOne who adheres to impressionism
Portuguese impressionista
  • impressionistaOne who adheres to impressionism
Romanian impresionist
  • impresionistOne who adheres to impressionism
Russian импрессиони́ст
  • импрессиони́ст (impressioníst)One who adheres to impressionism
Spanish impresionista
  • impresionistaOne who adheres to impressionism
Ukrainian импресионист
  • импресионист (ympresyonyst)One who adheres to impressionism
Welsh argraffiadydd
  • argraffiadyddOne who adheres to impressionism
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Chicago

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