surrealist C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #43088 Meanings 1 adj Relating to surrealism, or having a strange, dreamlike quality. The film had a surrealist atmosphere full of impossible images. 2 noun An artist or writer who works in the surrealist style. Salvador Dalí was one of the most famous surrealists. Thesaurus Word family Forms surrealists Etymology AI details From surreal + -ist. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # surrealist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **Frequency rank:** 43088 ## Meanings 1. Relating to surrealism, or having a strange, dreamlike quality. 2. An artist or writer who works in the surrealist style. ## Examples - The film had a surrealist atmosphere full of impossible images. - Salvador Dalí was one of the most famous surrealists. ## Etymology From surreal + -ist. ## AI Etymology Surrealist is formed from surreal + -ist. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include relating to surrealism, or having a strange, dreamlike quality and an artist or writer who works in the surrealist style. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown