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surrealism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /syːˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ (UK)
  • /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Old French sur- French sur- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reel Middle French real French réel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French réalisme French surréalismebor. English surrealism Borrowed from French surréalisme. By surface analysis, sur- + realism or surreal + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
  2. (countable, informal, uncountable) Art with a surreal aesthetic or narrative, regardless of whether or not it is linked to the surrealist movement.

Forms

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Deriveds

neosurrealism

Relateds

surreal · surrealist

Translations (56)

it surrealismo (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · el υπερρεαλισμός (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ja シュルレアリスム (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · tr sürrealizm (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · mn сюрреализм (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · fi surrealismi (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · cmn 超現實主義 /超现实主义 (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · hy գերիրապաշտություն (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · es surrealismo (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · gd os-fhìreachas (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ga osréalachas (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · id surealisme (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · fr surréalisme (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · bn পরাবাস্তববাদ (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · sv surrealism (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · he הסוריאליזם (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ko 서리얼리즘 (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · eo superrealismo (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · cs surrealismus (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ka სიურრეალიზმი (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ru сюрреали́зм (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · cv сюрреализм (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · fa فراواقعگرایی (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · hy սյուրռեալիզմ (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ca surrealisme (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · kn ಸರ್ರಿಯಲಿಸಮ್ (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · crh sürrealizm (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ar سُرْيَالِيَّة (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · vi chủ nghĩa siêu thực (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · az sürrealizm (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · bg сюрреали́зъм (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · my ဆာရီယယ်လစ်ဇင် (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · de Surrealismus (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · te సర్రియలిజం (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · uz surrealizm (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · pl surrealizm (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ne अतियथार्थवाद (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · sh nadrealizam (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · da surrealismen (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · tl pagkamakakubtunay (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · th เซอร์เรียลลิซึม (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · nl Surrealisme (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · mi toi pohewa (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · th ลัทธิเหนือจริง (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · et sürrealism (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ta அடிமன வெளிப்பாட்டியம் (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ml സർറിയലിസം (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · yi סוררעאַליזמ (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · no surrealisme (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ky сюрреализм (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · vi nghệ thuật siêu thực (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · ro suprarealism (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · sk surrealizmus (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · tr gerçeküstücülük (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · kk сюрреализм (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) · pt surrealismo (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy)