0%

surrealist

sur·re·al·ism
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-ree-uh-liz-uh m]
    • /səˈri əˌlɪz əm/
    • /səˈrɪə.lɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-uh-liz-uh m]
    • /səˈri əˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of surrealist word

  • noun surrealist a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc. 1
  • noun surrealist artist practising surrealism 1
  • adjective surrealist relating to surrealism 1
  • adjective surrealist Surrealist means related to or in the style of surrealism. 0
  • countable noun surrealist A surrealist is an artist or writer whose work is based on the ideas of surrealism. 0
See all 5 definitions of surrealist

Information block about the term

Origin of surrealist

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
From the French word surréalisme, dating back to 1920-25. See sur-1, realism

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Surrealist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Surrealist

surrealist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

surrealist usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with surrealist

  • what is a surrealist?
  • what are some characteristics of surrealist art?
  • what does surrealist mean?
  • how to be a surrealist?
  • spanish surrealist who painted the persistence of memory?
  • who is the author of the surrealist manifesto?
  • how to make a surrealist film?
  • what is a surrealist painting?
  • what is surrealist art?
  • what is a surrealist artist?
  • what was the surrealist movement?
  • what is the surrealist movement?
  • what is a surrealist painter?
  • how to make a surrealist painting?
  • what is the surrealist manifesto?

Related words

  • daliesque

    of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the surrealist art of Salvador Dali: giant advertising posters depicting Daliesque distortions of everyday objects.

  • theater of cruelty

    a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
All related words to surrealist

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?