Postimpressionism
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Post·im·pres·sion·ism
noun \ˌpōst-im-ˈpre-shə-ˌni-zəm\Definition of POSTIMPRESSIONISM
: a theory or practice of art originating in France in the last quarter of the 19th century that in revolt against impressionism stresses variously volume, picture structure, or expressionism
— Post·im·pres·sion·ist \-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nist\ adjective or noun
— Post·im·pres·sion·is·tic \-ˌpre-shə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective
Origin of POSTIMPRESSIONISM
French postimpressionisme, from post- + impressionisme impressionism
First Known Use: 1910
Rhymes with POSTIMPRESSIONISM
abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism
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