Standard Lemma guide

cubist

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkjuːbɪst/
  • US: /ˈkjubəst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K Y UW1 B IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of Cubist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, or pertaining to cubism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Cubist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A player of Rubik's cube; a cuber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rubik's cubist

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An artist who works in the style of cubism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

relating to or characteristic of cubism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cubist art

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cubistic

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painter

History

Etymology

See Cubist.

Etymology tree English cube Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cubist From cube + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cubista — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Dutch: kubistisch — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Finnish: kubistinen — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • German: kubistisch — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Hungarian: kubista — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Irish: ciúbaíoch — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Portuguese: cubista — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Romanian: cubist — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Spanish: cubista — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Swedish: kubistisk — of, or pertaining to cubism
  • Catalan: cubista — artist
  • Finnish: kubisti — artist
  • German: Kubist — artist
  • German: Kubistin — artist
  • Hungarian: kubista — artist
  • Irish: ciúbaí — artist
  • Portuguese: cubista — artist
  • Romanian: cubist — artist
  • Romanian: cubistă — artist
  • Spanish: cubista — artist
  • Swedish: kubist — artist