EXPRESSIONISM

expressionism

(noun) an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist’s subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

expressionism (countable and uncountable, plural expressionisms)

A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences

A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music

Anagrams

• misexpression

Source: Wiktionary



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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