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japonisme

japonisme noun: an influence of Japanese art and culture on European art and design.

Noun (1)

japonisme (countable and uncountable, plural japonismes)

  1. An influence of Japanese art and culture on European art and design.
    Synonyms:
    japonaiserie

Noun (2) capitalized: Japonisme

Japonisme (countable and uncountable, plural Japonismes)

  1. An influence of Japanese art and culture on European art and design.
    Synonyms:
    Japonaiserie

Synonyms of japonisme

Forms of japonisme

pluraljaponismes
alternative formJaponisme
pluralJaponismes
alternative formjaponisme

Origin of japonisme

From French japonisme.

Questions about japonisme

What does japonisme mean?
Japonisme means an influence of Japanese art and culture on European art and design.
What part of speech is japonisme?
Japonisme is a noun.
What is the plural of japonisme?
The plural of japonisme is japonismes.

Words near japonisme in the dictionary

  1. japonise
  2. japonised
  3. japonises
  4. japonising
  5. Japonism
  6. japonisme
  7. Japonisms
  8. japonium
  9. japonize
  10. japonized
  11. japonizes

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