WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•pres•sion•is•tic /ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk/USA pronunciation
adj. relying on or based on images or effects produced on the mind;
based on feelings or emotions rather than on facts:In science you must avoid impressionistic statements and stick to observations. See -press-.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or relating to impressionism.
based on feelings or emotions rather than on facts:In science you must avoid impressionistic statements and stick to observations.
im•pres•sion•ist /ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Fine Artan artist who practices impressionism.
- Show Businessan entertainer who does impressions:the impressionist doing his imitations of the president.
adj. [before a noun]
- Fine Artof or relating to artistic impressionism.
im•pres•sion•ist
(im presh′ə nist),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
im•pres′sion•is′tic, adj.
im•pres′sion•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- Fine Art, Literaturea person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, esp. in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- Show Businessan entertainer who does impressions.
adj.
- Literature, Fine Art(usually cap.) [Fine Arts.]of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Impressionism:Impressionist paintings; Impressionistartists.
- French impressionniste. See impression, -ist
- 1875–80
im•pres′sion•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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