impressionist
noun
a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
impressionistic
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a word derived from
impressionist.
Example Sentences
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He describes “Pepperpot City” as “an impressionistic journey . . . condensing my more than forty-five years of exploring Philadelphia’s encyclopedic culinary history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It’s a great example of the more impressionistic lyrics on this record; they’re still telling the same kind of stories but with more compression, more editing, retaining what’s essential and rejecting anything extraneous.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
For the third straight LP, he opens with a spoken-word number—“Down, Down, Stream,” an impressionistic look back at the past couple of years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
"It's a reproduction of a famous painting by an impressionistic French artist who was famous."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
