🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

intimista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.tiˈmis.ta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intimist/ˈɪn.tɪ.mɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Su obra literaria posee un tono profundamente intimista."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An artist or writer who portrays intimate, private, or domestic subjects, particularly quiet interior scenes.

    "The gallery exhibition celebrated the leading French intimistes of the early twentieth century."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by an intimate, personal, or private focus, especially in art and literature.

    "Her poetry has an intimist quality that resonates deeply with quiet, contemplative moods."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'intimiste', formed from 'intime' (intimate) plus the suffix '-iste' (-ist), originating in the late 19th century. Initially coined in the context of French art criticism to describe painters who specialized in intimate, domestic interior scenes, the term later expanded into literature and general aesthetic discourse to denote a focus on personal privacy and inner life.

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