GRE vocabulary
Impressionistic
Relating to or based on an impression rather than on detailed observation or facts; characterized by subjective depiction rather than objective realism.
Example
"The artist's impressionistic landscape captured the feeling of the sunset more than its precise details."
Etymology
From French impressionnisme, from impression 'impression'.
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