English Explanatory Dictionary

impressionistic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to or characterized by impressionism.
  2. Based on subjective reactions or feelings; not systematically researched or arrived at.
  3. Based on impression rather than reason or fact; based on trying to impress somebody rather than trying for accuracy.
  4. Impressible.

Word forms

impressionistic more impressionistic most impressionistic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istabor. French -iste French impressionnistebor. English impressionist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic ▲ Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression ▲ Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist ▲ English -ic English -istic English impressionistic From impressionist + -ic, or from impression + -istic.

Derived words

impressionistically neoimpressionistic
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