noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 M P R EH1 SH AH0 N AH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 M P R EH1 SH AH0 N IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A performer who does impressions; a mimic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
impressionist music
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impressionistic
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a painter who follows the theories of Impressionism
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
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression 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 -istabor. French -iste French impressionnistebor. English impressionist Borrowed from French impressionniste.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
імпрэсіяніст
(impresijanist)
— One who adheres to impressionism
Bulgarian:
импресионист
(impresionist)
— One who adheres to impressionism
Catalan:
impressionista
— One who adheres to impressionism
Dutch:
impressionist
— One who adheres to impressionism
French:
impressionniste
— One who adheres to impressionism
Galician:
impresionista
— One who adheres to impressionism
Georgian:
იმპრესიონისტი
(imṗresionisṭi)
— One who adheres to impressionism
German:
Impressionist
— One who adheres to impressionism
Hindi:
बहुरूपिया
(bahurūpiyā)
— One who adheres to impressionism
Indonesian:
impresionis
— One who adheres to impressionism
Irish:
impriseanaí
— One who adheres to impressionism
Italian:
impressionista
— One who adheres to impressionism
Malay:
impresionis
— One who adheres to impressionism
Norman:
împressionniste
— One who adheres to impressionism
Polish:
impresjonista
— One who adheres to impressionism
Polish:
impresjonistka
— One who adheres to impressionism
Portuguese:
impressionista
— One who adheres to impressionism
Romanian:
impresionist
— One who adheres to impressionism
Russian:
импрессиони́ст
(impressioníst)
— One who adheres to impressionism
Spanish:
impresionista
— One who adheres to impressionism
Ukrainian:
импресионист
(ympresyonyst)
— One who adheres to impressionism
Welsh:
argraffiadydd
— One who adheres to impressionism