IMPRESSIONISTIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of Impressionism

Example:

impressionist music

Synonyms:

impressionist; impressionistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)

Derivation:

impression (an impressionistic portrayal of a person)

Impressionism (a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning