Hopperian
Hopperian adjective: of or relating to Edward Hopper (1882–1967), an American painter.
Adjective
Hopperian (comparative more Hopperian, superlative most Hopperian)
- Of or relating to Edward Hopper (1882–1967), an American painter.
- Another poet of “fear and trembling” is Ira Sadoff, and I was not at all surprised to find a prose-poem inspired by Edward Hopper’s painting “Nighthawks” in the middle of Sadoff’s first collection, Settling Down (Houghton Mifflin, $3.95). Sadoff’s poems are mostly Hopperian — evocations of a still...1976, The Western Humanities Review, pages 84–85
- Safety is danger, and Hopperian light has the poured quality of darkness.1995 June 24, “HOPPER’S VISION OF HELL”, in The Washington Post
Examples of Hopperian in a sentence
- Sadoff’s poems are mostly Hopperian — evocations of a still emptiness […]1976, The Western Humanities Review, pages 84–85:
- The etching evening wind (see page 50) shows us the ornamental dialectics between the Hopperian interior and its exterior counterpart, is transcendence into the imaginary other.2008, Western Motel: Edward Hopper and Contemporary Art, page 36:
Forms of Hopperian
| comparative | more Hopperian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Hopperian |
Origin of Hopperian
From Hopper + -ian.
Questions about Hopperian
- What does Hopperian mean?
- Hopperian means of or relating to Edward Hopper (1882–1967), an American painter.
- How do you use Hopperian in a sentence?
- Sadoff’s poems are mostly Hopperian — evocations of a still emptiness […]
- What part of speech is Hopperian?
- Hopperian is an adjective.
Words near Hopperian in the dictionary
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