English Explanatory Dictionary

pointillism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of many small areas of color to construct an image.

Word forms

pointillism pointillisms

Etymology

From French pointillisme, from pointiller (“to dot, to mark with points”), from point (“dot, point”).

Synonyms

pointillage

Derived words

pointillist
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