plein air or plein-air (pl n âr , pl -nr)adj. 1. Of or being a style of painting produced out of doors in natural light. 2. Taking place outdoors: plein air dining. [From French (en) plein air, (in) the open air : en, in + plein, full + air, air.] |
plein-air [ˌpleɪnˈɛə (French) plɛnɛr]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or in the manner of various French 19th-century schools of painting, esp impressionism, concerned with the observation of light and atmosphere effects outdoors
[from French phrase en plein air in the open (literally: full) air]
plein-airist [ˌpleɪnˈɛərɪst] n
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