expressionist

ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst

Definition

Definition of expressionist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art

TECH.

artist who creates in the expressionism style

TECH.

The gallery featured works by a famous expressionist.

Adjective

art

TECH.

relating to an art movement emphasizing subjective representation

TECH.

The expressionist painting captured the artist's inner turmoil..

avant-garde

expressionistic

modernist

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abstract expressionist

artist of a mid-20th century art movement emphasizing spontaneous expression

The gallery featured several works by a prominent abstract expressionist.

Origin of expressionist

French, expression (expression) + -ist (one who practices)

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art

famous American abstract expressionist painter

Examples of expressionist in a sentence

An expressionist often uses bold colors and abstract forms.
The gallery featured expressionist works.
Her expressionist style is unique.

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French:expressionniste, ...
German:Expressionist, expressionistisch, ...
Italian:espressionista, ...
Spanish:expresionista, ...
Portuguese:expressionista, ...
Chinese:表现主义者, 表现主义的, ...
Japanese:表現主義者, 表現主義の, ...
Arabic:تَعبيري, تَعْبِيرِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אֶקְסְפְּרֶסְיוֹנִיסְט, אֶקְסְפְּרֶסְיוֹנִיסְטִי, ...
Russian:экспрессионист, экспрессионистский, ...
Ukrainian:експресіоніст, експресіоністський, ...
Hindi:अभिव्यक्तिवादी, व्यक्तिवादी, ...
Bengali:অভিব্যক্তিবাদী, ...
Catalan:expressionista, ...
Czech:expresionista, expresionistický, ...
Danish:ekspressionist, ekspressionistisk, ...
Dutch:expressionist, expressionistische, ...
Greek:εξπρεσιονιστής, εξπρεσιονιστικός, ...
Hungarian:expresszionista, ...
Khmer:វិចិត្រករនិយមបញ្ចេញអារម្មណ៍, បែបអភិវ្យញ្ជនានិយម, ...
Korean:표현주의자, 표현주의적인, ...
Persian:اکسپرسیونیست, اکسپرسیونیستی, ...
Polish:ekspresjonista, ekspresjonistyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):expressionista, ...
Romanian:expresionist, subiectiv, ...
Swedish:expressionist, expressionistisk, ...
Thai:ศิลปินเอ็กซ์เพรสชันนิสม์, เอ็กซ์เพรสชั่นนิสต์, ...
Turkish:ekspresyonist, dışavurumcu, ...
Vietnamese:nghệ sĩ biểu hiện, biểu hiện, ...

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