Surrealism Definition

sə-rēə-lĭzəm
noun
A modern movement in art and literature, in which an attempt is made to portray or interpret the workings of the unconscious mind as manifested in dreams: it is characterized by an irrational, fantastic arrangement of material.
Webster's New World
Literature or art produced in this style.
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Other Word Forms of Surrealism

Noun

Singular:
surrealism
Plural:
surrealisms

Origin of Surrealism

  • French surréalisme sur- beyond (from Old French sur–) réalisme realism (from réalité realism) (from Medieval Latin reālitās) (from reālis real real1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French surréalisme; sur- +"Ž realism

    From Wiktionary

Surrealism Sentence Examples

  • Counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor of the, er...

  • More often than not I like surrealism in my anime or humor that goes way beyond certain boundaries.

  • Before 1924 Ernst's work was called Dada, after 1924 it was called surrealism, but his work never actually changed.

  • It was not until his mid-twenties that Dali discovered surrealism.

  • The key aspects of Buñuel's work will be considered, including surrealism, psychoanalysis ethics and humor.

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