pleinairism

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noun

The practice of painting outdoors, in the open.

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Meanings

nounpleinairism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartThe practice of painting outdoors, in the open.

    Some Americans may have concluded that such passionate pleinairism was unsustainable; it may have seemed too chaotic, insubstantial, repetitious, or ugly.

    2017, Kathleen A. Foster, American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent, page 214

Origin

From en plein air + -ism.

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APA

pleinairism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleinairism

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“pleinairism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleinairism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleinairism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleinairism.

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