Meanings
nounneosurrealist (plural neosurrealists)
plural neosurrealists
- An artist of the neosurrealism movement.
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
- Englishsurrealismbf.
- Englishsurreal
- Englishsurrealist
- Englishneosurrealist
From neo- + surrealist.
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APA
neosurrealist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosurrealist
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“neosurrealist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosurrealist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neosurrealist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosurrealist.
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