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expressionist

adj · noun · 4 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.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A painter who paints in this style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to expressionism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • expressionist art

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expressionistic

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an artist who is an adherent of expressionism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artist, creative person

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English expression 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 expressionist From expression + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: expressionista — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Danish: ekspressionistisk — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Dutch: expressionistisch — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Finnish: ekspressionistinen — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • German: expressionistisch — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Italian: espressionista — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Norman: expressionniste — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Polish: ekspresjonistyczny — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Portuguese: expressionista — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Romanian: expresionist — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Spanish: expresionista — of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
  • Catalan: expressionista — painter who paints in this style
  • Danish: ekspressionist — painter who paints in this style
  • Finnish: ekspressionisti — painter who paints in this style
  • French: expressionniste — painter who paints in this style
  • German: Expressionist — painter who paints in this style
  • German: Expressionistin — painter who paints in this style
  • Italian: espressionista — painter who paints in this style
  • Norman: expressionniste — painter who paints in this style
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ekspresjonist — painter who paints in this style
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ekspresjonist — painter who paints in this style
  • Polish: ekspresjonista — painter who paints in this style
  • Polish: ekspresjonistka — painter who paints in this style
  • Portuguese: expressionista — painter who paints in this style
  • Romanian: expresionist — painter who paints in this style
  • Spanish: expresionista — painter who paints in this style
  • Swedish: expressionist — painter who paints in this style
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