New American Oxford Dictionary
pointillism
poin til lism |ˈpwaNtēˌyizəm, ˈpointlˌizəm ˈpwæntɪlɪzəm ˈpwɑntijɪzm | ▶noun a technique of neo-Impressionist painting using tiny dots of various pure colors, which become blended in the viewer's eye. It was developed by Georges Seurat with the aim of producing a greater degree of luminosity and brilliance of color. DERIVATIVES poin til list |ˌpwaNtēˈyēst, ˈpointl-ist |noun & adjective, poin til list ic |ˌpwaNtēˈyistik, ˌpointlˈistik |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French pointillisme, from pointiller ‘mark with dots. ’
Oxford Dictionary
pointillism
pointillism |ˈpwantɪlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a technique of neo-Impressionist painting using tiny dots of various pure colours, which become blended in the viewer's eye. It was developed by Seurat with the aim of producing a greater degree of luminosity and brilliance of colour. DERIVATIVES pointillist noun & adjective, pointillistic |ˌpwantɪˈlɪstɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French pointillisme, from pointiller ‘mark with dots ’.
Duden Dictionary
Pointillismus
Poin til lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |…tiˈjɪsmʊs |französisch pointillisme, zu: pointiller = mit Punkten darstellen, zu: point, Point Stilrichtung des Neoimpressionismus, bei deren Malerei mit ungemischten Farbtupfern sich die Mischung der Farben erst optisch vollzieht
French Dictionary
pointillisme
pointillisme n. m. nom masculin Procédé graphique qui consiste à décomposer les tons en petites touches séparées.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pointillism
poin til lism /pɔ́ɪnt (ə )lɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 U 〘美 〙(フランス印象画家の )点描画法 .