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Antonyms for impressionist

Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-presh-uh-nist
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nɪst

Definition of impressionist

Origin :
  • as a style of painting aiming to represent overall impressions rather than exact details, first attested in English 1876 (adjective and noun), coined in French 1874 by French critic Louis Leroy ("école impressionniste") in a disparaging reference to Monet's sunset painting "Impression, Soleil Levant." Later extended to other arts.
  • As in mimic : noun person who imitates
  • As in stylist : noun one who writes with style
Example sentences :
  • Thus wrote some enthusiastic critics of the impressionist school.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • For the others, Ludlow was at that day too fanatical an impressionist to care.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells
  • “It is a new style of the impressionist which I began this morning,” soberly.
  • Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath
  • In truth, Mark Twain was an impressionist, rather than an imaginative artist.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain » by Archibald Henderson
  • There was no mistaking Léontine's description, which was impressionist to a degree.
  • Extract from : « A Son of the Immortals » by Louis Tracy
  • And I said he was an impressionist and a realist rolled into one.
  • Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
  • Pelle, on the other hand, was an impressionist and look no notice of details.
  • Extract from : « The Growth of a Soul » by August Strindberg
  • Moreover, the Sergeant happens to be an impressionist of the convincing sort.
  • Extract from : « Trooper 3809 » by Lionel Decle
  • The duke was not an impressionist, his description lacked colour.
  • Extract from : « The Monster » by Edgar Saltus
  • This room has ever since been filled with pictures of the impressionist school.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of a Busy Life » by William B. Forwood

Synonyms for impressionist

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