pointillism

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Etymology

From French pointillisme, from pointiller (“to dot, to mark with points”), from point (“dot, point”).

Noun

Detail of Georges Seurat's painting La Parade.

pointillism (usually uncountable, plural pointillisms)

  1. (art) The use of many small areas of color to construct an image.
    Synonym: pointillage

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pointillisme.

Noun

pointillism n (uncountable)

  1. (art) pointillism

Declension

declension of pointillism (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pointillism pointillismul
genitive/dative (unui) pointillism pointillismului
vocative pointillismule
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