ABSTRACTIONIST

abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective

(adjective) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; “a large abstract painting”

abstractionist, abstract artist

(noun) a painter of abstract pictures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

abstractionist (comparative more abstractionist, superlative most abstractionist)

Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.

Noun

abstractionist (plural abstractionists)

An idealist. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

Someone who supports or creates abstract art.

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*strac"tion*ist, n.

Definition: An idealist. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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