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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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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