impressionist B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌɪmˈprɛʃənəst/ See IPA manual Freq #34450 Meanings 1 noun A painter who works in the Impressionist style. Renoir was one of the great French impressionists. 2 noun A performer who imitates the voices and behaviour of famous people. The impressionist had the audience laughing with his version of the prime minister. 3 adj Relating to or typical of Impressionism. The gallery holds a fine collection of impressionist paintings. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · relating to or typical of... impressionistic Word family Forms impressionists Derived forms impressionisticneoimpressionistnonimpressionistpostimpressionistpreimpressionist Etymology AI details From French impressionniste. impressionniste French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impressionist **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪmˈprɛʃənəst/ **Frequency rank:** 34450 ## Meanings 1. A painter who works in the Impressionist style. 2. A performer who imitates the voices and behaviour of famous people. 3. Relating to or typical of Impressionism. ## Examples - Renoir was one of the great French impressionists. - The impressionist had the audience laughing with his version of the prime minister. - The gallery holds a fine collection of impressionist paintings. ## Derived Forms - impressionistic - neoimpressionist - nonimpressionist - postimpressionist - preimpressionist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: impressionniste ## Etymology From French impressionniste. ## AI Etymology Impressionist comes from French impressionniste. In current use, the main senses are “A painter who works in the Impressionist style” and “A performer who imitates the voices and behaviour of famous people”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown