Meanings
nounneosurrealism (uncountable)
- uncountableartAn art movement based on the complex imagery of dreams and subconscious visions.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Old Frenchsur-
- Frenchsur-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinreālis
- Old Frenchreel
- Middle Frenchreal
- Frenchréel
- Frenchréalisme
- Frenchsurréalisme
- Englishsurrealism
- Englishneosurrealism
From neo- + surrealism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek νεοσουρεαλισμός
- νεοσουρεαλισμός (neosourealismós)art movement
Russian неосюрреали́зм
- неосюрреали́зм (neosjurrealízm)art movement
Ukrainian неосюрреалі́зм
- неосюрреалі́зм (neosjurrealízm)art movement
Cite this entry
APA
neosurrealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosurrealism
MLA
“neosurrealism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosurrealism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neosurrealism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosurrealism.
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