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CUBIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubist mean? 

CUBIST (noun)
  The noun CUBIST has 1 sense:

1. an artist who adheres to the principles of cubismplay

  Familiarity information: CUBIST used as a noun is very rare.


CUBIST (adjective)
  The adjective CUBIST has 1 sense:

1. relating to or characteristic of cubismplay

  Familiarity information: CUBIST used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUBIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An artist who adheres to the principles of cubism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

painter (an artist who paints)

Holonyms ("cubist" is a member of...):

cubism (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)

Derivation:

cubism (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)


CUBIST (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of cubism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

cubist; cubistic

Context example:

cubist art

Pertainym:

cubism (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)


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