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Soulagean

Soulagean adjective: of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.

Adjective

Soulagean (comparative more Soulagean, superlative most Soulagean)

  1. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.
    • This recent flurry of Soulagean activity will be news to the New York contemporary art world, since he has not had a show there since 1977.2005, Brooks Adams, in Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir
    Synonyms:
    Soulagesian, Soulagesean

Synonyms of Soulagean

  • Soulagesian
  • Soulagesean

Forms of Soulagean

comparativemore Soulagean
superlativemost Soulagean

Origin of Soulagean

From French Soulages + -an, after the French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022). (Possible translation of soulagien, an equivalent French adjective in use since at least 1964.)

Questions about Soulagean

What does Soulagean mean?
Soulagean means of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.
What part of speech is Soulagean?
Soulagean is an adjective.

Words near Soulagean in the dictionary

  1. soul-shaking
  2. soul-sick
  3. soul-sucking
  4. soulache
  5. soulaches
  6. Soulagean
  7. Soulard
  8. Soulards
  9. soulbond
  10. soulbonds
  11. soulboy

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