Pointillism Definition
pwăɴtē-ĭzəm, pointl-ĭz-
noun
A postimpressionist school of painting exemplified by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th-century France, characterized by the application of paint in small dots and brush strokes.
American Heritage
The method of painting of certain French impressionists, in which a white ground is systematically covered with tiny points of pure color that blend together when seen from a distance, producing a luminous effect.
Webster's New World
In art, the use of small areas of color to construct an image.
Wiktionary
Origin of Pointillism
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French pointillisme from pointiller to paint small dots, stipple from Old French pointille engraved with small dots from point point from Latin pūnctum from neuter past participle of pungere to prick peuk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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