Ernst

American  

[urnst, ernst] / ɜrnst, ɛrnst /

noun

1. Max 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.

2. a male given name, form of Ernest.

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Ernst British  

/ ɛrnst /

noun

1. Max (maks). 1891–1976, German painter, resident in France and the US, a prominent exponent of Dada and surrealism: developed the technique of collage

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Example Sentences

“I believe in the power of human reason, of justice, and the truth,” Ernst answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

It is 1910 and Ernst fears that both Europe and Asia are moving inexorably toward war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Ernst Baerwald’s odyssey from a cushy childhood in Frankfurt to his final days in a beautiful Berkeley mansion, with a long sojourn in Tokyo along the way, reads like, well, a novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In this heart-sore and compassionate investigation of unresolved pain, director Marialuisa Ernst makes a parallel between their plight and how her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship affected her family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Isn’t it funny, I think, how worried we were about Ernst the SS man on the other side of the wall.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron