ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Expressionist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Expressionist is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. A painter who paints in this style.

Example Sentences

“It’s this snaggletoothed, little bird-footed homunculus caricature,” Bourneuf said. “Many artists at this time were trying to make new altarpieces. Klee tended to take a very skeptical distance from the sort of grandiose projects of many of his expressionist peers, so I think it’s actually kind of mocking those hopes.”

Word Forms

Synonyms for expressionist

Depending on context, synonyms include expressionistic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include expressional, neo-expressionistic, expressivistic, postimpressionist, neoimpressionistic, impressionistic.

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