EXPRESSIONISM Antonyms

• the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications

• the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

• a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

• an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color

• (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

• strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings

• adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)

• the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

• A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.

• Absurdity, something that is absurd