cubist
/ˈkjubəst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cubist.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Cubist.
noun
A player of Rubik's cube; a cuber.
adj
Of, or pertaining to cubism.
Example Sentences
- "They sat on cubist sofas in full evening dress and allowed us to hand them thimbles of cherry brandy and to talk to them about their poetry."
- "On the paper was traced the crude design of a human hand in red. “It looks like a hand,” he remarked. “But, if you say so, I’m quite prepared to admit that it’s a cubist picture of Sunset at the North Pole.”"
- "On this particular evening, Masterman (the cubist poet) had brought a guest with him, a man named Varden."
- "[…] as far as I know there is no standard word describing the art of playing with the cube. Cubing? Cubistics? Rubikonomia? or perhaps Rubikomania? Can the science (or art) of doing it be called “cubology”, as suggested by Scientific American? Some enthusiasts borrow “cubism” and call themselves “cubists”, all very reminiscent of the 1920s three dimensional, modern art phase."
- "Being a new reader of this group and a novice cubist, I'm not familiar with either of these notations. Would someone please fill me in? Thanks in advance for the help."
- "To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century.""
Etymology
See Cubist.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkjubəst/
- British English: /ˈkjuːbɪst/