Speakur

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expressionist

/ɪkspɹˈɛʃənəst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pres-sion-ist
IPA
/ɪkspɹˈɛʃənəst/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.

noun

A painter who paints in this style.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English expression Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English expressionist From expression + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more expressionist (comparative) most expressionist (superlative) expressionists (plural)

Derived Forms

antiexpressionist expressionistic

Phrases

abstract expressionist neo-expressionist

Synonyms

expressionistic

Rhymes With

impressionist

Questions

How do you pronounce expressionist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkspɹˈɛʃənəst/.
What does expressionist mean?
Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
Where does expressionist come from?
Etymology tree English expression Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English expressionist From expression + -ist.

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