brushstroke
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- noun
- /ˈbrʌʃstroʊk/
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pincelada
- The artist's unique style is evident in every brushstroke of his latest painting.
- broad brushstroke
- brushstrokes in painting
Examples
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The painter analyzes brushstrokes and color, choices to express a unique style.
Academic text (2006) -
I love his brushstrokes.
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It's so different when you can see the brushstrokes up close.
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Uh, the brushstrokes on this are really dynamic.
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There are no brushstrokes in this painting.
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The expert brushstrokes, the smooth lines...
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His brushstrokes are really intense, aren't they?
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Have the students work toward long, vibrant brushstrokes that parallel the beginning, middle, and end of the musical phrase.
Academic text (2014) -
The aesthetic value can be found in the plurality of coalesced brushstrokes.
Academic text (2018) -
Rough, blocky, and uneven, the brushstrokes seem hurried.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.7
A single hitting or moving action in sports, art and writing
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3.3
A mark made by a brush in a painting
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word brushstroke is made from brush ('a tool for paint') and stroke ('a single movement or mark'), so imagine an artist moving a brush in one smooth action across a canvas. That's why a brushstroke is the mark or movement made by a paintbrush and often shows the artist's style.