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In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine.
Vincente Minnelli

Meaning of "surrealistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SURREALISTIC

surrealistic  [səˌriːəˈlɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURREALISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Surrealistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SURREALISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality." Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself and/or an idea/concept. Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement. Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film, and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy, and social theory.

Definition of surrealistic in the English dictionary

The definition of surrealistic in the dictionary is if you describe something as surrealistic, you mean that the elements in it are combined in a strange way that you would not normally expect, like in a dream.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURREALISTIC


ballistic
bəˈlɪstɪk
evangelistic
ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk
fatalistic
ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
hyperrealistic
ˌhaɪpəˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
idealistic
ˌaɪdɪəˈlɪstɪk
imperialistic
ɪmˌpɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
individualistic
ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒʊəˈlɪstɪk
journalistic
ˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
kabbalistic
ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪk
materialistic
məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
minimalistic
ˌmɪnɪməˈlɪstɪk
nationalistic
ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk
naturalistic
ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk
photojournalistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
photorealistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
probabilistic
ˌprɒbəbəˈlɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
stylistic
staɪˈlɪstɪk
unrealistic
ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURREALISTIC

surreal
surrealism
surrealist
surrealistically
surreally
surrebut
surrebuttal
surrebutter
surreined
surrejoin
surrejoinder
surrender
surrender to bail
surrender value
surrenderee
surrenderer
surrenderor
surreptitious
surreptitiously
surreptitiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURREALISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
artistic
autistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
floristic
futuristic
heuristic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
opportunistic
optimistic
pessimistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
synergistic
touristic

Synonyms and antonyms of surrealistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «surrealistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURREALISTIC

Find out the translation of surrealistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of surrealistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «surrealistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超现实主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

surrealista
570 millions of speakers

English

surrealistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यथार्थपरक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سريالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сюрреалистический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

surrealista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

surrealistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surréaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Surrealistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

surrealistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

超現実的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초현실적 인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Surrealistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

siêu thực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகையதார்த்தவாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिवाहिनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürrealist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

surrealistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surrealistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сюрреалістичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprarealist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουρεαλιστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

surrealistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

surrealistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

surrealistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surrealistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURREALISTIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURREALISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about surrealistic

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4 QUOTES WITH «SURREALISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word surrealistic.
1
Christo
And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.
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Dennis Lehane
I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two.
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Vincente Minnelli
In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine.
4
Joe Nichols
Life on the road is very different from a normal, day to day life, and sometimes that surrealistic existence can have an effect on you, you tend to forget that's not really how things are supposed to be. But there comes a point where you have to pace yourself and find a place in your mind where you can be real.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURREALISTIC»

Discover the use of surrealistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surrealistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Surrealistic Midnight Ride
In this suspenseful tale, one man's journey to seek satisfaction unwittingly leads him down a path lined with danger, blackmail, murder, and wealthy young women who want nothing more than to trade in their comfortable worlds for risk, ...
Thomas Muhlrad, 2012
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Salvador Dali’s “A Surrealistic Night in an Enchanted Forest”
The book chronicles in photographs not seen since the early 1940s, the essences of the iconic party designed by Dali highlighted by newspaper and magazine quotes.
Barbara Briggs-Anderson, 2012
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The Ashmadai Solution: A Surrealistic Extrapolation of a ...
A satiric and wildly imaginative science fiction tale based on the stark realities of the Middle East.
Macabee Dean, 1988
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Surrealistic Trials: Surviving My Life After Death
Surviving My Life After Death Hilary Jamron. “We do, and we will.” “They're outside and they're after me and I won't let them.” She paced, smoked, and talked in gasping bursts, distracted by the ever present voices and music in her head.
Hilary Jamron, 2014
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Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey
The course is entitled Surrealistic Fudge and is designed to encourage beginning writers to be creative and follow their instincts and imaginations and pretty much get crazy on paper. He serves this fudge to his class. So far they've all survived.
Anne McCaffrey, John Gregory Betancourt, John Betancourt, 2004
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Picture Books for Children
Surrealistic Art Surreal pictures are composed to suggest the kind of images experienced in dreams, nightmares, or a state of hallucination, yet presented in as graphic a manner as possible. One title that is especially exemplary of surrealism ...
Patricia J. Cianciolo, 1997
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Self Expression Through Surrealistic Photography
Panofsky's model was used as a tool to establish the characteristics in Surrealism and to evaluate the author's work in order to compare it with that of Surrealists.
Anine Schöltz, 2008
8
The Pragmatics of Humour Across Discourse Domains
The results, shown in Table 2 below, exhibit a strong correlation between the “ surrealistic” type of irony and the humorous effect, while the ironies by reversal have a lesser degree of the humorous effect. Therefore, although irony is generally ...
Marta Dynel, 2011
9
Music of the Counterculture Era
When Slick became the lead singer of the Jefferson Airplane in October 1966, the song followed. The Airplane recorded the song in November 1966, issuing it on their Surrealistic Pillow album. The White Rabbit of the song's title is, of course, ...
James E. Perone, 2004
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Zanzibar: Surrealistic Americana Poetry
Surrealistic Americana Poetry II Perkins II. LHIUIUHII Zanzibar Surrealistic Americana Poetry A.L. Perkins II. fuireali/lie Americano Poetry A.L. Perkins II authorriousE® Front Cover.
II Perkins II, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURREALISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surrealistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Palm Rot Is A Strange, Surrealistic Animated Video
When a crop duster named Bill hears an explosion out in the Florida Everglades, he discovers a mysterious package, one that leads to some very, very strange ... «io9, Jul 15»
2
Quadrocopter Shoots Surrealistic View of Tornado in Kansas
Quadrocopter Shoots Surrealistic View of Tornado in Kansas. Videoclub. 21:46 15.07.2015 Get short URL. 019500. A man named Justin Watkins used a ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
3
KIM R. HOLMES: Obama's surrealistic foreign policy
Foreign affairs took a surrealistic turn last week. The Joint Chiefs of Staff released a report admitting that nation states like Russia and China pose a greater ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
4
Walt Disney's surrealistic friend
Dali, a pioneer in Europe's surrealistic movement, thought Disney might be a kindred spirit when he saw some of Disney's early animation in the “Silly ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jun 15»
5
ND/NF 2015 Review: TU DORS NICOLE, A Charming, Deftly …
Small things in Nicole's life have a tendency to resurface in physical forms in surrealistic way. I find his deadpan humor and subtle, surrealist touches irresistibly ... «TwitchFilm, Mar 15»
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Counterbalance: Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow
After all, the Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow marks the first appearance of a 1960s San Francisco band on the Great List — it clocks in at a respectable No ... «PopMatters, Mar 15»
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Movie review: New 'SpongeBob' movie mops up with surrealistic
This is a movie that mixes surrealism with goofiness that produces, in all honesty, some mixed results, kind of like mixed nuts. Everyone loves almonds, but who ... «Seacoastonline.com, Feb 15»
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To Appreciate Surrealistic Art, Think About Death
Tom Jacobs over at Pacific Standard explains: “It finds that people are more likely to forge a positive emotional connection with surrealistic art if they have just ... «Smithsonian, Jan 15»
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The Oddly Reassuring Quality of Surrealistic Art
When people are reminded of their own mortality, surrealist paintings they might ... likely to forge a positive emotional connection with surrealistic art if they have ... «Pacific Standard, Jan 15»
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Ohio photographer creates smartphone surrealism
Amy Leibrand, an environmental researcher by day, creates surrealistic images with her smartphone camera and editing apps. She's now a recognized figure in ... «PBS NewsHour, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Surrealistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/surrealistic>. May 2024 ».
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