How to pronounce pointillism
American English pronunciation
PWAN-tee-iz-um
- IPA
- /ˈpwæntiˌɪzəm/
- Syllables
- PWAN · tee · iz · um (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- POYN-tuh-liz-um
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What pointillism means
A way of painting pictures with many tiny dots of color
In a sentence: Up close the painting was just colored dots, but pointillism turned them into a park full of people when we stepped back.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word built on pointiller, meaning to mark with dots.
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