Pointillistic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pointillistic is an adjective meaning Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.
Meaning
Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Having the minimalistic, analytical character associated with pointillism.
Example Sentences
a pointillistic work of art
Their songs are mercurial, exhilarating structures with angular, leaping vocal lines from David Longstreth, cooing female vocal harmonies and pointillistic guitar patterns that do with Congolese soukous what Steve Reich did with Ghanian drumming: analyze, formalize and layer on new, dizzying convolutions.
Synonyms for pointillistic
Depending on context, synonyms include pointillist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pointleted, pixeled, punctiform, dotted, punctate, puncticulate.
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