luminarism

noun

lu·​mi·​nar·​ism

-nəˌrizəm

plural -s

1

: the concern with or skill in the portrayal of effects of light and shade in painting compare pleinairism

2

often capitalized : luminism sense 2

Word History

Etymology

luminarist + -ism

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