Definitions for neoclassic
neoclassic
ne·o·clas·sic
Spelling: [nee-oh-klas-ik]
IPA: /ˌni oʊˈklæs ɪk/
Neoclassic is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 693 anagrams from letters in neoclassic (acceilnoss).
Definitions for neoclassic
adjective
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(sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
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(usually initial capital letter) Fine Arts. of, relating to, or designating a style of painting and sculpture developed principally from the mid-18th through the mid-19th centuries, characterized chiefly by an iconography derived from classical antiquity, a hierarchical conception of subject matter, severity of composition and, especially in painting, by an oblique lighting of forms in the early phase and a strict linear quality in the later phase of the style.
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Architecture. of, relating to, or designating neoclassicism.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) Literature. of, relating to, or designating a style of poetry or prose, developed chiefly in the 17th and 18th centuries, rigidly adhering to canons of form that were derived mainly from classical antiquity, that were exemplified by decorum of style or diction, the three unities, etc., and that emphasized an impersonal expression of universal truths as shown in human actions, representing them principally in satiric and didactic modes.
Origin of neoclassic
First recorded in 1875-80; neo- + classic
Examples for neoclassic
Hence he reflected the virtues of neoclassic perspicuity and correctness.
neoclassic, its casa principal (main house) and chapel form an L, and fronting the L is a grove of palms.
The engraved decoration of intersecting lines is typical of the neoclassic style.