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Matissean

Matissean adjective: relating to Henri Matisse (1869–1954), French artist known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.

Adjective

Matissean (comparative more Matissean, superlative most Matissean)

  1. Relating to Henri Matisse (1869–1954), French artist known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.

Forms of Matissean

comparativemore Matissean
superlativemost Matissean

Origin of Matissean

From French Matisse + -an.

Questions about Matissean

What does Matissean mean?
Matissean means relating to Henri Matisse (1869–1954), French artist known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.
What part of speech is Matissean?
Matissean is an adjective.

Words near Matissean in the dictionary

  1. matinée jackets
  2. matinées
  3. matipo
  4. matipos
  5. matis
  6. Matissean
  7. matitudinal
  8. Matiyaga
  9. Matiyasevich's theorem
  10. matje
  11. matjes

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