The main strength of the impressionists, both foreign and domestic, was color (Time).
She got her first job—as a nightclub singer and impressionist in Canada (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
com|pres´sion|ist — com|pres|sion|ism «kuhm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a literary style marked by extreme economy in the creation of characters and incidents: »One is compressionism,…a matter of desperate, boxed in themes (London Times). –com|pres´sion|ist,… … Useful english dictionary
ex|pres|sion|ist — «ehk SPREHSH uh nihst», noun, adjective. –n. an artist, writer, sculptor, or other artist whose work follows the principles of expressionism. –adj. of or having to do with expressionism: »In passing, I must ask you to note that expressionist… … Useful english dictionary
re|pres|sion|ist — «rih PREHSH uh nihst», noun. a person who advocates repression or repressive measures … Useful english dictionary
ne´o|ex|pres´sion|ist — ne|o|ex|pres|sion|ism «NEE oh ehk SPREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a style of painting characterized by bold forms, strong color, and a crude and heavy technique. It is a reaction to minimalism and began to appear in the late 1970 s.… … Useful english dictionary
ne|o|im|pres|sion|ist — «NEE oh ihm PREHSH uh nihst», noun. an artist who uses neoimpressionism … Useful english dictionary
post|im|pres|sion|ist — «POHST ihm PREHSH uh nihst», noun, adjective. –n. one who practices postimpressionism. –adj. = postimpressionistic. (Cf. ↑postimpressionistic) … Useful english dictionary
im·pres·sion·ist — /ımˈprɛʃənıst/ noun, pl ists [count] 1 or Impressionist : a painter who practices impressionism 2 : an entertainer who does impressions (sense 5) impressionist (or Impressionist) adj an Impressionist painting … Useful english dictionary
com|pres|sion|ism — «kuhm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a literary style marked by extreme economy in the creation of characters and incidents: »One is compressionism,…a matter of desperate, boxed in themes (London Times). –com|pres´sion|ist, adjective … Useful english dictionary
ne|o|ex|pres|sion|ism — «NEE oh ehk SPREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a style of painting characterized by bold forms, strong color, and a crude and heavy technique. It is a reaction to minimalism and began to appear in the late 1970 s. –ne´o|ex|pres´sion|ist, noun, adjective … Useful english dictionary
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
