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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 cubism
Familiarity information: CUBIST used as a noun is very rare.
• CUBIST (adjective)
The adjective CUBIST has 1 sense:
1. relating to or characteristic of cubism
Familiarity information: CUBIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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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