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impressionist

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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Pronunciation

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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.
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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
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