concretism
concretism · concretisms
An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930sAn abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
(countable, uncountable)Reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction as a real entity.
More definitions
- a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From concrete + -ism.From concrete + -ism.
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Forms
plural: concretisms| Singular | concretism |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms:concrete representation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedconcretistic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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