Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or practicing impressionism.
- adjective Of, relating to, or predicated on impression as opposed to reason or fact.
- adjective Impressionable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the impressionists; characterized by impressionism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to or characterized by
impressionism . - adjective Based on
impression rather than reason or fact; based on trying toimpress somebody rather than trying foraccuracy . - adjective
Impressible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
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Examples
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On the radio, he presents his observations about the marsh in short, impressionistic essays.
Coastal Disturbances Alexandra Mullen 2011
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It is the prime example of Colette's prose style, which has been described as impressionistic in reference to its precise, sensual style whose economy also strikes the reader as elliptical.
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I have no knowledge of Marx, and have been criticized by Marxist historians for having a historical approach that they have described as impressionistic and unsystematic.
Brother Dream 2009
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The smooth-faced physician represents the buoyant, the romantic, what one might almost call the impressionistic strain in the medical profession.
The Patient Observer And His Friends Simeon Strunsky 1913
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Among those who favor the so-called impressionistic view are Weir, Twachtman, and Robinson, [27] three landscape-painters of undeniable power.
A Text-Book of the History of Painting John Charles Van Dyke 1894
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It has been called impressionistic; Velasquez has been claimed as the father of impressionism as Stendhal was hailed by Zola as the literary progenitor of naturalism.
Promenades of an Impressionist James Huneker 1890
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Her style could be called impressionistic, but she has a different label.
unknown title 2009
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They are impressionistic, which is meant to leave each person who sees them to form their own interpretation of what various parts of the windows are saying.
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Her style could be called impressionistic, but she has a different label.
unknown title 2009
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Her style could be called impressionistic, but she has a different label.
unknown title 2009
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