EXPRESSIONISM


Meaning of EXPRESSIONISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspre-shə-ˌni-zəm ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Date: circa 1901

: a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist

• ex·pres·sion·ist -ˈspre-shə-nist noun or adjective , often capitalized

• ex·pres·sion·is·tic -ˌspre-shə-ˈnis-tik adjective

• ex·pres·sion·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.