adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to or characterized by impressionism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
impressionistic
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P R EH2 SH AH0 N IH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Based on subjective reactions or feelings; not systematically researched or arrived at.
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adj
Meaning 3
Based on impression rather than reason or fact; based on trying to impress somebody rather than trying for accuracy.
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adj
Meaning 4
Impressible.
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adjective
Meaning 5
relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- impressionist music
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Synonyms: impressionist
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a surprisingly impressionistic review bearing marks of hasty composition
- she had impressionistic memories of her childhood
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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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic ▲ Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression ▲ Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist ▲ English -ic English -istic English impressionistic From impressionist + -ic, or from impression + -istic.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Georgian: იმპრესიონისტული (imṗresionisṭuli) — relating to impressionism
- German: impressionistisch — relating to impressionism
- Irish: impriseanaíoch — relating to impressionism
- Polish: impresjonistyczny — relating to impressionism
- Portuguese: impressionista — relating to impressionism
- Russian: субъективный (subʺjektivnyj) — relating to impressionism
- Russian: неполный (nepolnyj) — relating to impressionism
- Russian: разрозненный (razroznennyj) — relating to impressionism
- Welsh: argraffiadol — relating to impressionism
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