neo-impressionism

[ nee-oh-im-presh-uh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˌni oʊ ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm /

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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)Fine Arts.

the theory and practice of a group of post-impressionists of about the middle 1880s, characterized chiefly by a systematic juxtaposition of dots or points of pure color according to a concept of the optical mixture of hues.

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Origin of neo-impressionism

First recorded in 1890–95; neo- + impressionism

OTHER WORDS FROM neo-impressionism

ne·o-im·pres·sion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby neo-impressionism

neogenesis, neoglaciation, neo-gothic, neogrammarian, neo-Hegelianism, neo-impressionism, neoisolationism, neo-Ju, neo-Kantianism, neo-Lamarckism, Neo-Latin

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How to use neo-impressionism in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for neo-impressionism

neoimpressionism

/ (ˌniːəʊɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

a movement in French painting initiated mainly by Seurat in the 1880s and combining his vivid colour technique with strictly formal compositionSee also pointillism

Derived forms of neoimpressionism

neoimpressionist, noun, adjective

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