impressionistic
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im·pres·sion·is·tic
(ĭm-prĕsh′ə-nĭs′tĭk)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or practicing impressionism.
2. Of, relating to, or predicated on impression as opposed to reason or fact: impressionistic memories of early childhood.
3. Impressionable.
im·pres′sion·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | impressionistic - of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning; "a surprisingly impressionistic review bearing marks of hasty composition"; "she had impressionistic memories of her childhood" |
2. | impressionistic - relating to or characteristic of Impressionism; "impressionist music" |
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impressionistic
adjectiveTending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind:
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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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
impressionistic
adj → impressionistisch; (fig) story, account also → in groben Zügen (geschildert)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
impressionistic
[ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk] adj (account, story) → approssimativo/a (Art) → impressionista, impressionistico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995