impressionism

English

Etymology

From French impressionnisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/

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Noun

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impressionism (countable and uncountable, plural impressionisms)

1. (art) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
2. (music) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
3. (poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.

Derived terms

• neoimpressionism
• neo-impressionism
• post-impressionism
• postimpressionism
• transpressionism

Translations

movement in art

Afrikaans: impressionisme Armenian: իմպրեսիոնիզմ (hy) (impresionizm) Asturian: impresionismu m Bulgarian: импресионизъм m (impresionizǎm) Catalan: impressionisme m Chinese: Mandarin: 印象派 (zh) (yìnxiàngpài) Czech: impresionismus m Dutch: impressionisme (nl) n Esperanto: impresionismo (eo) French: impressionnisme (fr) m Galician: impresionismo (gl) m Georgian: იმპრესიონიზმი (imṗresionizmi) German: Impressionismus (de) m Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu) Irish: impriseanachas m Italian: impressionismo (it) m Japanese: 印象派 (ja) (inshōha) Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam) Manx: impressionaghys m Maori: kōpuratanga Nepali: प्रभाववाद (prabhāwavād) Norman: împressionnisme m Norwegian: Bokmål: impresjonisme m Nynorsk: impresjonisme m Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m Portuguese: impressionismo (pt) m Romanian: impresionism (ro) Russian: импрессиони́зм (ru) m (impressionízm) Spanish: impresionismo (es) m Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

music: style

Bulgarian: импресионизъм m (impresionizǎm) Galician: impresionismo (gl) m German: Impressionismus (de) m Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu) Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam) Maori: toi pūkare Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

poetry: style

Bulgarian: импресионизъм m (impresionizǎm) Galician: impresionismo (gl) m German: Impressionismus (de) m Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu) Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam) Maori: toi pūkare Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m Romanian: impresionism (ro) Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

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