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| impressionism |
(often cap.) a style of painting, originating in France in the late nineteenth century, directed toward capturing the vitality of a subject through observing the play of colored light and shadow upon it and painting quickly, using short brush strokes and unmixed colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| pure |
of unmixed ancestry. [1/8 definitions] |
| sheer1 |
pure and total; unmixed with other substances, qualities, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| simple |
made of only one part or thing; unmixed. [2/7 definitions] |
| thoroughbred |
bred from pure or unmixed stock, as a horse, dog, or other animal. [1/6 definitions] |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
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