Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleinairism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pleinairism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of painting outdoors, in the open.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some Americans may have concluded that such passionate pleinairism was unsustainable; it may have seemed too chaotic, insubstantial, repetitious, or ugly."

Etymology

From en plein air + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: en plein air

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

pleinairist

Questions

What does pleinairism mean?: The practice of painting outdoors, in the open.
Where does pleinairism come from?: From en plein air + -ism.

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