Ernst

[ urnst; German ernst ]

noun
  1. Max [maks; German mahks], /mæks; German mɑks/, 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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How to use Ernst in a sentence

  • The Ernsts were excellent hosts, and both Dr. and Mrs. Ernst had many tales of the islands to tell.

    The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for Ernst

Ernst

/ (German 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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