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pointillist

pointillist adjective: of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism.

Adjective

pointillist

  1. of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism

Noun

pointillist (plural pointillists)

  1. An artist who paints in this style

Forms of pointillist

pluralpointillists

Origin of pointillist

From French pointilliste.

Words formed from pointillist

Questions about pointillist

What does pointillist mean?
Pointillist means of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism.
What part of speech is pointillist?
Pointillist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pointillist in the dictionary

  1. pointiest ends
  2. pointihedra
  3. pointillage
  4. pointillism
  5. pointillisms
  6. pointillist
  7. pointilliste
  8. pointillistes
  9. pointillistic
  10. pointillistically
  11. pointillists

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