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Impressionist

One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.

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Broader term 1

Artist 76% connected

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.

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Impressionism 74% connected

The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and e…

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Impressionism 74% connected

The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and e…

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Impressionism 66% connected

The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and e…

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Impressionistic 92% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.

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Agate line noun · 78% connection

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

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Art noun · 78% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artistry noun · 78% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artwork noun · 78% connection

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

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Color noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Coloring noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Colour noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Colouring noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Composing noun · 78% connection

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is es…

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Composition noun · 78% connection

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is es…

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Creative person noun · 78% connection

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

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form noun · 78% connection

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are…

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Grain noun · 78% connection

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "bread…

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Graphics noun · 78% connection

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

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Kind noun · 78% connection

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are…

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Line noun · 78% connection

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

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Medium noun · 78% connection

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

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Adherent noun · 78% connection

One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adheres, theory, method, impressionism, called.
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Authorship noun · 78% connection

the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

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Billion noun · 78% connection

According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a m…

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Bohr theory noun · 78% connection

(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…

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Bosonic string theory noun · 78% connection

the original version of string theory, developed in the late 1960s.; "Although bosonic string theory has many attractive features, it…

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Check noun · 78% connection

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmati…

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

An application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject; as, the chemistry of iron; the chemistry…

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Confirmation noun · 78% connection

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmati…

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Darwinian adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to Darwin; as, the Darwinian theory, a theory of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things from cer…

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Duality noun · 78% connection

(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained…

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Empiric adjective · 78% connection

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical d…

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Empirical adjective · 78% connection

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical d…

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Epigenesis noun · 78% connection

The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the paren…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adheres, theory, method, impressionism, called.
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Epistemology noun · 78% connection

The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.

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Examine verb · 78% connection

To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry…

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Exhaustion noun · 78% connection

An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.

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Fluxion noun · 78% connection

A method of analysis developed by Newton, and based on the conception of all magnitudes as generated by motion, and involving in their…

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Hypothesis noun · 78% connection

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenome…

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