ABSTRACTIONISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abstractionism mean? 

• ABSTRACTIONISM (noun)
  The noun ABSTRACTIONISM has 2 senses:

1. an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation

2. a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples

  Familiarity information: ABSTRACTIONISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABSTRACTIONISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

abstract art; abstractionism

Hypernyms ("abstractionism" is a kind of...):

genre (a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstractionism"):

op art (a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve)

Derivation:

abstractionist (a painter of abstract pictures)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

abstractionism; unrealism

Hypernyms ("abstractionism" is a kind of...):

internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)

Derivation:

abstractionist (a painter of abstract pictures)