surrealism
Syllables: sur·re·al·ism/səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/
surrealism noun: an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
Noun
surrealism (countable and uncountable, plural surrealisms)
- An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
- Art with a surreal aesthetic or narrative, regardless of whether or not it is linked to the surrealist movement.
surrealism meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
surrealism in Tamil
- artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy
- அடிமன வெளிப்பாட்டியம் aṭimaṉa veḷippāṭṭiyam
surrealism in Bengali
- artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy
- পরাবাস্তববাদ porabastobbad
surrealism in Telugu
- artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy
- సర్రియలిజం sarriyalijaṁ
surrealism in Malayalam
- artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy
- സർറിയലിസം saṟṟiyalisaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- surrealism in Kannada
- ಸರ್ರಿಯಲಿಸಮ್ sarriyalisam
- surrealism in Nepali
- अतियथार्थवाद atiyathārthavād
- surrealism in Tagalog
- pagkamakakubtunay
- surrealism in Arabic
- سُرْيَالِيَّة suryāliyya
- surrealism in Indonesian
- surealisme
- surrealism in Persian
- فراواقعگرایی farâ-vâqe'-garâyi
- surrealism in Thai
- ลัทธิเหนือจริง, เซอร์เรียลลิซึม
- surrealism in Vietnamese
- chủ nghĩa siêu thực, nghệ thuật siêu thực
- surrealism in Myanmar
- ဆာရီယယ်လစ်ဇင် hcariyailacjang
Forms of surrealism
| plural | surrealisms |
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Origin of surrealism
Borrowed from French surréalisme. By surface analysis, sur- + realism or surreal + -ism.
Words formed from surrealism
Questions about surrealism
- What does surrealism mean?
- Surrealism means an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
- What is surrealism in Tamil?
- Surrealism in Tamil is அடிமன வெளிப்பாட்டியம் (aṭimaṉa veḷippāṭṭiyam). See Surrealism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is surrealism?
- Surrealism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce surrealism?
- Surrealism is pronounced /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of surrealism?
- The plural of surrealism is surrealisms.
Words near surrealism in the dictionary
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