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pointillist

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poin·til·lism  (pwt-zm, pointl-z-)
n.
A postimpressionist school of painting exemplified by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th-century France, characterized by the application of paint in small dots and brush strokes.

[French pointillisme, from pointiller, to paint small dots, stipple, from Old French *pointille, engraved with small dots, from point, point, from Latin pnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

pointil·list adj. & n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pointillist - a painter who uses the technique of pointillism
painter - an artist who paints
Adj.1.pointillist - of or relating to pointillism
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
Translations
pointillist
nPointillist(in) m(f)
adjpointillistisch


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