"horror vacui" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin horror vacuī (“fear of empty space”), from horror (“horror, fear”) + vacuum (“vacuum”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|horror vacuī||fear of empty space}} Latin horror vacuī (“fear of empty space”), {{m|la|horror||horror, fear}} horror (“horror, fear”), {{m|la|vacuum||vacuum}} vacuum (“vacuum”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} horror vacui (uncountable)
  1. (historical, sciences) The Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-horror_vacui-en-noun-NYt8vdHW Topics: sciences
  2. The abhorrence of a vacuum; the general tendency to dislike empty space. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-horror_vacui-en-noun-4PxidAN3
  3. (art) In particular, the tendency of an artist (or of art) to fill an entire surface with detail, leaving no blank space. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Directives Translations (Translations): natura abhorret a vacuo (Latin), natura nie znosi próżni (Polish), horror vacui [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-horror_vacui-en-noun-yo46eJFz Disambiguation of Directives: 41 4 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Obsolete scientific theories Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 2 59 Disambiguation of Obsolete scientific theories: 40 4 56 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'Translations': 39 4 57

Noun [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|-}} horror vacui m (uncountable)
  1. horror vacui (tendency to dislike empty space) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-horror_vacui-pt-noun-Sowl~ulS
  2. (art) horror vacui (tendency of an artist to fill an entire surface with detail) Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-horror_vacui-pt-noun-GI95CWI8 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Topics: art, arts

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