impressionistic

  • 1impressionistic — [im presh΄ən is′tik] adj. 1. IMPRESSIONIST 2. conveying a quick or overall impression impressionistically adv. * * * im·pres·sion·is·tic (ĭm prĕsh ə nĭsʹtĭk) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or practicing impressionism. 2. Of, relating to, or predicated… …

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  • 2impressionistic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) based on subjective impressions presented unsystematically. 2) (Impressionistic) in the style of Impressionism. DERIVATIVES impressionistically adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3impressionistic — (adj.) 1886; see IMPRESSIONIST (Cf. impressionist) + IC (Cf. ic) …

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  • 4impressionistic — [im presh΄ən is′tik] adj. 1. IMPRESSIONIST 2. conveying a quick or overall impression impressionistically adv …

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  • 5impressionistic — [[t]ɪmpre̱ʃənɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED An impressionistic work of art or piece of writing shows the artist s or writer s impressions of something rather than giving clear details. His paintings had become more impressionistic as his eyesight dimmed …

    English dictionary

  • 6Impressionistic — Impressionist Im*pres sion*ist, Impressionistic Im*pres sion*is tic, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7impressionistic — adjective Date: 1886 1. (or impressionist) often capitalized of, relating to, or constituting impressionism 2. based on or involving impression as distinct from expertise or fact < intuitions and impressionistic anecdotal accounts Sidney Hook > • …

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  • 8impressionistic — im|pres|sion|is|tic [ımˌpreʃəˈnıstık] adj based on a general feeling of what something is like, rather than on specific facts or details ▪ The officers seemed to make only an impressionistic assessment. &GT;impressionistically [ kli] adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9Impressionistic — in the style of Impressionism. → impressionistic …

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  • 10impressionistic — adjective 1》 based on subjective impressions presented unsystematically. 2》 (Impressionistic) in the style of Impressionism. Derivatives impressionistically adverb …

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