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Ingresian

Ingresian adjective: of or relating to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), French neoclassical painter who aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style.

Adjective

Ingresian (comparative more Ingresian, superlative most Ingresian)

  1. Of or relating to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), French neoclassical painter who aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style.

Forms of Ingresian

comparativemore Ingresian
superlativemost Ingresian

Origin of Ingresian

From Ingres + -ian.

Questions about Ingresian

What does Ingresian mean?
Ingresian means of or relating to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), French neoclassical painter who aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style.
What part of speech is Ingresian?
Ingresian is an adjective.

Words near Ingresian in the dictionary

  1. ingrediency
  2. ingredient
  3. ingredient deck
  4. ingredient decks
  5. ingredients
  6. Ingresian
  7. ingress
  8. ingress, egress, and regress
  9. ingressed
  10. ingresses
  11. ingressing

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