neoclassic
adjective
neoclassicist
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a word derived from
neoclassic.
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a word derived from
neoclassicism.
neoclassicismnounOften Neoclassicism the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at different periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
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But it also turns him into a lonely, rigidly neoclassicist oddball who scorns his professors, prefers books to his flighty peers and still can’t seem to take care of himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
An academic neoclassicist, Adam approaches rap as a kind of imitation based on careful and thorough study.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2018
To Jonson, a renowned neoclassicist, Shakespeare’s Latin may have seemed small, but that doesn’t mean he was poorly educated.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2015
Early on, Mr. Hollander was tagged a formalist or neoclassicist for his commitment to old-fashioned forms.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2013
But it is hardly true that Purney's "true kinship is with the romantics," as Mr. White claims, for there is a wide chasm between a romantic and a daring and extravagant neoclassicist.
From A Full Enquiry into the Nature of the Pastoral (1717) by Thomas Purney
