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concretism

concretism noun: an abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.

Noun

concretism (countable and uncountable, plural concretisms)

  1. An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
    Synonyms:
    concrete art
  2. Reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction as a real entity.

Synonyms of concretism

Forms of concretism

pluralconcretisms

Origin of concretism

From concrete + -ism.

Questions about concretism

What does concretism mean?
Concretism means an abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
What part of speech is concretism?
Concretism is a noun.
What is the plural of concretism?
The plural of concretism is concretisms.

Words near concretism in the dictionary

  1. concretisations
  2. concretise
  3. concretised
  4. concretises
  5. concretising
  6. concretism
  7. concretisms
  8. concretist
  9. concretistic
  10. concretists
  11. concretive

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