abstractionist

English

Etymology

abstraction +‎ -ist

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.ʃən.əst/

Adjective

abstractionist (comparative more abstractionist, superlative most abstractionist)

  1. Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.

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Noun

abstractionist (plural abstractionists)

  1. An idealist. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Emerson to this entry?)
  2. Someone who supports or creates abstract art.

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References
  1. “abstractionist” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
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