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Gauguinesque

Gauguinesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), French postimpressionist artist.

Adjective

Gauguinesque (comparative more Gauguinesque, superlative most Gauguinesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), French postimpressionist artist.
    • I found myself pining for a Gauguinesque South Pacific that’s long since vanished, if it ever existed.2011 October 3, Wayne Curtis, “From Tiki to Tacky—and Back”, in The Atlantic

Forms of Gauguinesque

comparativemore Gauguinesque
superlativemost Gauguinesque

Questions about Gauguinesque

What does Gauguinesque mean?
Gauguinesque means reminiscent of the works of Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), French postimpressionist artist.
What part of speech is Gauguinesque?
Gauguinesque is an adjective.

Words near Gauguinesque in the dictionary

  1. gaugino
  2. gauginos
  3. Gaugler
  4. Gauglers
  5. Gauguin
  6. Gauguinesque
  7. Gauguinian
  8. gauje
  9. gaujes
  10. Gaukler
  11. Gaul

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