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POINTILLISTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pointillistic mean?
• POINTILLISTIC (adjective)
The adjective POINTILLISTIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to pointillism
Familiarity information: POINTILLISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to pointillism
Synonyms:
pointillist; pointillistic
Similar:
patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
Derivation:
pointillism (a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France)
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