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pictorialist

pictorialist noun: an artist working in the style of pictorialism.

Noun

pictorialist (plural pictorialists)

  1. An artist working in the style of pictorialism.
  2. One who subscribes to the theory of pictorialism regarding mental imagery.

Adjective

pictorialist (comparative more pictorialist, superlative most pictorialist)

  1. In the style of pictorialism.
    • Steichen’s pictorialist period ended in 1917, when he joined the United States Army and created an aerial photography unit in northern France to gather intelligence about artillery positions and troop movements behind enemy lines.2007 October 17, Alan Riding, “Steichen Reconsidered in All His Exposures”, in New York Times

Forms of pictorialist

Noun
pluralpictorialists
Adjective
comparativemore pictorialist
superlativemost pictorialist

Origin of pictorialist

From pictorial + -ist.

Questions about pictorialist

What does pictorialist mean?
Pictorialist means an artist working in the style of pictorialism.
What part of speech is pictorialist?
Pictorialist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of pictorialist?
The plural of pictorialist is pictorialists.

Words near pictorialist in the dictionary

  1. pictorialised
  2. pictorialises
  3. pictorialising
  4. pictorialism
  5. pictorialisms
  6. pictorialist
  7. pictorialists
  8. pictorialities
  9. pictoriality
  10. pictorialization
  11. pictorializations

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