— neo-impressionist , n. , adj.
/nee'oh im presh"euh niz'euhm/ , n. ( sometimes cap. ) Fine Arts.
the theory and practice of a group of post-impressionists of about the middle 1880s, characterized chiefly by a systematic juxtaposition of dots or points of pure color according to a concept of the optical mixture of hues. Cf. pointillism .
[ 1890-95; NEO- + IMPRESSIONISM ]