Hypernym

noun

the style of a particular artist or school or movement

humanistic discipline 1

noun

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

classicalism 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms

Examples

1.classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans

Synonyms

classicism 1

Hyponym

Directoire style 1

noun

a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design, concurrent with the post-Revolution French Directory (November 2, 1795 through November 10, 1799).

Empire style 1

noun

an early-19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts that flourished between 1800 and 1815 during the Consulate and the First French Empire periods.

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