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expressionist — expressionistic expressionisticadj. 1. of or pertaining to expressionism (definition 2); as, expressionist art. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expressionist — n. an artist who is an adherent of expressionism. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expressionist — an artist who seeks to portray the emotional effect of the subject, first recorded 1850 (adj.), from EXPRESSION (Cf. expression). Modern sense is from 1914, from expressionism (from 1908 as an artistic style or movement) … Etymology dictionary
expressionist — [[t]ɪkspre̱ʃənɪst[/t]] expressionists 1) N COUNT An expressionist is an artist, writer, or composer who uses the style of expressionism. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Expressionist artists, writers, composers, or works use the style of expressionism. ...an… … English dictionary
Expressionist — Expressionismus »Ausdruckskunst« (Kunstrichtung des frühen 20. Jh.s): Das Fachwort ist eine z. T. unter Einfluss von frz. expressionisme entstandene nlat. Bildung zu lat. expressio »Ausdrücken, Ausdruck«, das zu ex primere »ausdrücken« (vgl. ↑ ex … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
expressionist — expressionism ► NOUN ▪ a style in art, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express the inner world of emotion rather than external reality. DERIVATIVES expressionist noun & adjective expressionistic adjective … English terms dictionary
expressionist — I noun an artist who is an adherent of expressionism • Derivationally related forms: ↑expressionism • Hypernyms: ↑artist, ↑creative person II adjective of or relating to expressionism … Useful english dictionary
expressionist — noun or adjective see expressionism … New Collegiate Dictionary
expressionist — 1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism 2. noun A painter who paints in this style … Wiktionary
Expressionist — Ex|pres|si|o|nịst 〈m. 16〉 Vertreter, Anhänger des Expressionismus * * * Ex|pres|si|o|nịst, der; en, en: Vertreter des Expressionismus. * * * Ex|pres|si|o|nịst, der; en, en: Vertreter des Expressionismus … Universal-Lexikon
