/ ˈpɔɪntɪlɪzəm; NAmE ; ˈpwænt-/ noun
[ U ] a style of painting that was developed in France in the late 19th century in which very small dots of colour are used to build up the picture
► poin·til·list / -lɪst; NAmE / adjective
► poin·til·list noun :
Seurat, the French pointillist
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French pointillisme , from pointiller mark with dots.