HyperDic: pointillism

English > 2 senses of the word pointillism:
NOUNgrouppointillisma school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye
artifactpointillisma genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes
English > pointillism: 2 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningA school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers / followers late in 19th century France.
Broaderartistic movement, art movementA group of artists who agree on general principles / principles
schoolA body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
Spanishpuntillismo
Catalanpuntillisme
Adjectivespointillisticof or relating to pointillism
English > pointillism: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers / followers in late 19th century France.
BroadergenreA class of art (or artistic endeavor / endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
Nounspointillista painter who uses the technique of pointillism

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