impressionism

English

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 impressiōnemlbor.

French impression

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

French -isme

French impressionnisme

English impressionism

From French impressionnisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/

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Noun

impressionism (countable and uncountable, plural impressionisms)

1. (art) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
2. (music) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
3. (poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.

Derived terms

• neoimpressionism
• neo-impressionism
• post-impressionism
• postimpressionism
• transpressionism

Translations

movement in art

• Afrikaans: impressionisme
• Armenian: իմպրեսիոնիզմ (hy) (impresionizm)
• Asturian: impresionismu m
• Bulgarian: импресионизъм m (impresionizăm)
• Catalan: impressionisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 印象派 (zh) (yìnxiàngpài)

• Czech: impresionismus m
• Dutch: impressionisme (nl) n
• Esperanto: impresionismo (eo)
• Finnish: impressionismi (fi)
• French: impressionnisme (fr) m
• Galician: impresionismo (gl) m
• Georgian: იმპრესიონიზმი (imṗresionizmi)
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Irish: impriseanachas m
• Italian: impressionismo (it) m
• Japanese: 印象派 (ja) (inshōha)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Manx: impressionaghys m
• Māori: kōpuratanga
• Nepali: प्रभाववाद (prabhāwavād)
• Norman: împressionnisme m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: impresjonisme m

  Nynorsk: impresjonisme m

• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: impressionismo (pt) m
• Romanian: impresionism (ro)
• Russian: импрессиони́зм (ru) m (impressionízm)
• Spanish: impresionismo (es) m
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

music: style

• Bulgarian: импресионизъм m (impresionizăm)
• Finnish: impressionismi (fi)
• Galician: impresionismo (gl) m
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Māori: toi pūkare
• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

poetry: style

• Bulgarian: импресионизъм m (impresionizăm)
• Finnish: impressionismi (fi)
• Galician: impresionismo (gl) m
• German: Impressionismus (de) m
• Hungarian: impresszionizmus (hu)
• Macedonian: импресиони́зам m (impresionízam)
• Māori: toi pūkare
• Polish: impresjonizm (pl) m
• Romanian: impresionism (ro)
• Welsh: argraffiadaeth f

Anagrams

• misimpression