impressionism

English

Etymology

From French impressionnisme.

Noun

impressionism (countable and uncountable, plural impressionisms)

1. (art) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
2. (music) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
3. (poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.

Derived terms

• neo-impressionism
• post-impressionism

 

Translations

movement in art

• Afrikaans: impressionisme
• Armenian: իմպրեսիոնիզմ (hy) (impresionizm)
• Asturian: impresionismu m
• Catalan: impressionisme m
• Czech: impresionismus m
• Dutch: impressionisme (nl) n
• French: impressionnisme (fr) m
• Galician: impresionismo m
• Georgian: იმპრესიონიზმი (imṗresionizmi)
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Irish: impriseanachas m
• Italian: impressionismo (it) m
• Japanese: 印象派 (ja) (inshōha)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Manx: impressionaghys m
• Maori: kōpuratanga
• Nepali: प्रभाववाद (prabhāwavād)
• Norman: împressionnisme m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: impresjonisme m

  Nynorsk: impresjonisme m

• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: impressionismo (pt) m
• Romanian: impresionism (ro)
• Russian: импрессиони́зм (ru) m (impressionízm)
• Spanish: impresionismo (es) m
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

music: style

• Galician: impresionismo m
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Maori: toi pūkare
• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

poetry: style

• Galician: impresionismo m
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Maori: toi pūkare
• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Romanian: impresionism (ro)
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

Anagrams

• misimpression