impressionist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French impressionnistebor. English impressionist Borrowed from French impressionniste.
Meanings
- One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism.
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A performer who does impressions; a mimic.
When impressionists (and especially lazy impressionists) delivered their comedic interpretation of [Bill] Clinton, the phrase they always used was “I feel your pain,” expressed with a sympathetic Southern drawl.
2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impressionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
postimpressionist · nonimpressionist · neoimpressionist · impressionistic · preimpressionist
Translations (23)
be імпрэсіяніст (One who adheres to impressionism) · ru импрессиони́ст (One who adheres to impressionism) · uk импресионист (One who adheres to impressionism) · cy argraffiadydd (One who adheres to impressionism) · ro impresionist (One who adheres to impressionism) · pl impresjonistka (One who adheres to impressionism) · nl impressionist (One who adheres to impressionism) · pl impresjonista (One who adheres to impressionism) · gl impresionista (One who adheres to impressionism) · es impresionista (One who adheres to impressionism) · nrf împressionniste (One who adheres to impressionism) · id impresionis (One who adheres to impressionism) · hi बहुरूपिया (One who adheres to impressionism) · it impressionista (One who adheres to impressionism) · fi impressionisti (One who adheres to impressionism) · ca impressionista (One who adheres to impressionism) · bg импресионист (One who adheres to impressionism) · de Impressionist (One who adheres to impressionism) · ga impriseanaí (One who adheres to impressionism) · fr impressionniste (One who adheres to impressionism) · ms impresionis (One who adheres to impressionism) · pt impressionista (One who adheres to impressionism) · ka იმპრესიონისტი (One who adheres to impressionism)