Associations to the word «Impressionism»

Wiktionary

IMPRESSIONISM, noun. (arts) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities
IMPRESSIONISM, noun. (music genre) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer
IMPRESSIONISM, noun. (poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions

Dictionary definition

IMPRESSIONISM, noun. A school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King