POINTILLISM


Meaning of POINTILLISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpwaⁿ(n)-tē-ˌyi-zəm, ˈpȯin-tə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: French pointillisme, from pointiller to stipple, from point spot, from Old French — more at point

Date: 1901

: the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together

• poin·til·list ˌpwaⁿ(n)-tē-ˈyēst, ˈpȯin-tə-list noun

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