plein air
noun
the open air, especially the daylight of outdoors.
plein-airist
-
a word derived from
plein-air.
Example Sentences
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They are collectively known generally as impressionists, though the word "plein-airist" - luminist - has been chosen sometimes by them and by their admirers.
From The Galleries of the Exposition by Eugen Neuhaus
