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EXPRESSIONIST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An artist who is an adherent of expressionism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("expressionist" is a kind of...):

artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

Derivation:

expressionism (an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality)

expressionist (of or relating to expressionism)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to expressionism

Example:

expressionist art

Synonyms:

expressionist; expressionistic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

expressionism (an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality)

Derivation:

expressionist (an artist who is an adherent of expressionism)

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