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sur·re·al·is·tic

 (sə-rē′ə-lĭs′tĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to surrealism.
2. Having an oddly dreamlike or unreal quality.

sur·re′al·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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sur•re•al•is•tic

(səˌri əˈlɪs tɪk)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of surrealism.
2. having features typical or reminiscent of those depicted in surrealistic painting or drawing: the moon's surrealistic landscape.
[1925–30]
sur•re`al•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.surrealistic - characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"
unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
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Translations

surrealistic

[səˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk] ADJsurrealista
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

surrealistic

[səˌriːəˈlɪstɪk] adj
(= surreal) → surréaliste
(ART, LITERATURE)surréaliste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

surrealistic

adj
(= surreal)unwirklich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

surrealistic

[səˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk] adjsurreale (Art) → surrealistico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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