surrealism meaning
UK US /səˈrilɪzəm/ 4 syllables
surrealism (noun): 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.
Definition of surrealism
- 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
Type of: artistic movement
Related forms: surrealistic, surrealist
surrealism in a sentence
- Surrealism is distorted mayonnaise electrified underwater.
- Dalí is the surrealist for people who don't like surrealism.
- Surrealism is pure psychic automatism.
- Surrealism is a bullfrog's antlers.
- Are you into literary surrealism?
How to pronounce surrealism
surrealism is pronounced /səˈrilɪzəm/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with surrealism
Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in SM · 10-letter words
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