abstract

nl-adj

abstract (comparative abstracter, superlative abstractst)

abstracter (comparative)
abstractst (superlative)
abstract (adverbial positive predicative)
abstracter (adverbial comparative predicative)
het abstractst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het abstractste (adverbial predicative superlative)
abstracte (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
abstractere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
abstractste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
abstract (indefinite neuter positive singular)
abstracter (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
abstractste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
abstracte (indefinite plural positive)
abstractere (comparative indefinite plural)
abstractste (indefinite plural superlative)
abstracte (definite positive)
abstractere (comparative definite)
abstractste (definite superlative)
abstracts (partitive positive)
abstracters (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: abstrak

→ Indonesian: abstrak

Borrowed from Middle French abstract, from Latin abstractus; compare English abstract.


luik

nl-noun

luik n (plural luiken, diminutive luikje n)

luiken (plural)
luikje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: luik

desctree

→ Russian: люк (ljuk)
→ Armenian: լյուկ (lyuk)
→ Georgian: ლიუკი (liuḳi)
→ Ukrainian: люк (ljuk)

→ Sranan Tongo: loiki

From Middle Dutch luke, from the (now obsolete) verb luiken. Cognate with German Luke.


cherub

nl-noun

cherub m (plural cherubs, diminutive cherubje n)

cherubs (plural)
cherubje (diminutive neuter)

More recent than cherubijn. Borrowed from Latin cherub, from Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroúb), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּב (k'rúv).


podium

podium n (plural podia or podiums, diminutive podiumpje n)

podia (plural)
podiums (plural)
podiumpje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: podium

Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pui.


fusain

Borrowed from French fusain, from Vulgar Latin *fusago, from Latin fusus.

ca. 1882, Vincent van Gogh, letter 287, in Brieven aan zijn broeder, part 2, publ. 1914, page 158.
Ik heb deze teekening gemaakt met fusain en bergkrijt en drukinkt.

I have made this drawing with fusain and mountain chalk and printer's ink.

(art, chiefly uncountable) fusain, a type of charcoal used for drawing


script

script n (plural scripts, diminutive scriptje n or (Netherlands, informal) scrippie n)

scripts (plural)
scriptje (diminutive neuter)
scrippie (Netherlands diminutive informal neuter)

(art) script (written text of a dramatic performance)


realist

realist m (plural realisten, diminutive realistje n)

realisten (plural)
realistje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: realis

→ Indonesian: realis

Borrowed from French réaliste. Equivalent to reëel + -ist.

(art) realist (artist who seeks to faithfully represent reality)


animator

animator m (plural animatoren, diminutive animatortje n)

animatoren (plural)
animatortje (diminutive neuter)


expressionist

expressionist m (plural expressionisten)

(art) expressionist (artist working in the expressionist style)


beeldend

beeldend (adverbial positive predicative)
beeldende (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
beeldend (indefinite neuter positive singular)
beeldende (indefinite plural positive)
beeldende (definite positive)
beeldends (partitive positive)


modernisme

(ideology, culture, religion, art, sciences) modernism


constructivisme

Perhaps borrowed. Equivalent to constructief + -isme.


dramatisch

nl-adj

dramatisch (comparative dramatischer, superlative meest dramatisch)

dramatischer (comparative)
meest dramatisch (superlative)
dramatisch (adverbial positive predicative)
dramatischer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het meest dramatisch (adverbial predicative superlative)
het meest dramatische (adverbial predicative superlative)
dramatische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
dramatischere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
meest dramatische (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
dramatisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
dramatischer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
meest dramatische (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
dramatische (indefinite plural positive)
dramatischere (comparative indefinite plural)
meest dramatische (indefinite plural superlative)
dramatische (definite positive)
dramatischere (comparative definite)
meest dramatische (definite superlative)
dramatisch (partitive positive)
dramatischers (comparative partitive)

→ Indonesian: dramatis

Borrowed from German dramatisch or French dramatique, from Latin dramaticus, from Ancient Greek δραματικός (dramatikós). Equivalent to drama + -isch.

(art, theater) dramatic, pertaining to drama


tronie

nl-noun

tronie f (plural tronies, diminutive tronietje n)

tronies (plural)
tronietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tronie

From Middle Dutch troenie, from Middle French trogne, possibly ultimately from a Celtic language, for which a Gaulish *trugna has been proposed (compare Welsh trwyn).

(art) a depiction of a person’s face with an expressive, often unflattering expression; a tronie.


expressionistisch

nl-adj

expressionistisch (comparative expressionistischer, superlative meest expressionistisch or expressionistischt)

expressionistischer (comparative)
meest expressionistisch (superlative)
expressionistischt (superlative)
expressionistisch (adverbial positive predicative)
expressionistischer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het expressionistischt (adverbial predicative superlative)
het expressionistischte (adverbial predicative superlative)
expressionistische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
expressionistischere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
expressionistischte (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
expressionistisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
expressionistischer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
expressionistischte (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
expressionistische (indefinite plural positive)
expressionistischere (comparative indefinite plural)
expressionistischte (indefinite plural superlative)
expressionistische (definite positive)
expressionistischere (comparative definite)
expressionistischte (definite superlative)
expressionistisch (partitive positive)
expressionistischers (comparative partitive)


kubistisch

kubistisch (adverbial positive predicative)
kubistische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
kubistisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kubistische (indefinite plural positive)
kubistische (definite positive)
kubistisch (partitive positive)


constructivistisch

constructivistisch (comparative constructivistischer, superlative meest constructivistisch or constructivistischt)

constructivistischer (comparative)
meest constructivistisch (superlative)
constructivistischt (superlative)
constructivistisch (adverbial positive predicative)
constructivistischer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het constructivistischt (adverbial predicative superlative)
het constructivistischte (adverbial predicative superlative)
constructivistische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
constructivistischere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
constructivistischte (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
constructivistisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
constructivistischer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
constructivistischte (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
constructivistische (indefinite plural positive)
constructivistischere (comparative indefinite plural)
constructivistischte (indefinite plural superlative)
constructivistische (definite positive)
constructivistischere (comparative definite)
constructivistischte (definite superlative)
constructivistisch (partitive positive)
constructivistischers (comparative partitive)

From constructivisme. Equivalent to constructief + -istisch.


figuratief

figuratief (adverbial positive predicative)
figuratieve (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
figuratief (indefinite neuter positive singular)
figuratieve (indefinite plural positive)
figuratieve (definite positive)
figuratiefs (partitive positive)

figuratieve kunst — figurative art


tweeluik

nl-noun

tweeluik n (plural tweeluiken, diminutive tweeluikje n)

tweeluiken (plural)
tweeluikje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of twee (“two”) + luik (“panel”).


onderschildering

onderschildering f (plural onderschilderingen, diminutive onderschilderingetje n)

onderschilderingen (plural)
onderschilderingetje (diminutive neuter)


gelaatskleur

gelaatskleur f (plural gelaatskleuren, diminutive gelaatskleurtje n)

gelaatskleuren (plural)
gelaatskleurtje (diminutive neuter)

From gelaat (“face”) + -s- + kleur (“color”).

Gelaatskleur is vaak een eufemisme voor gewaagder bloot vlees in de kunst

Carnation is often a eufemism for more daring nudes in art


decompositie

→ Indonesian: dekomposisi, dékomposisi

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to de- + compositie.

(architecture, art) strucutural decomposition


futuristisch

nl-adj

futuristisch (comparative futuristischer, superlative meest futuristisch or futuristischt)

futuristischer (comparative)
meest futuristisch (superlative)
futuristischt (superlative)
futuristisch (adverbial positive predicative)
futuristischer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het futuristischt (adverbial predicative superlative)
het futuristischte (adverbial predicative superlative)
futuristische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
futuristischere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
futuristischte (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
futuristisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
futuristischer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
futuristischte (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
futuristische (indefinite plural positive)
futuristischere (comparative indefinite plural)
futuristischte (indefinite plural superlative)
futuristische (definite positive)
futuristischere (comparative definite)
futuristischte (definite superlative)
futuristisch (partitive positive)
futuristischers (comparative partitive)

(art) futuristic (pertaining to futurism)


motief

nl-noun

motief n (plural motieven, diminutive motiefje n)

motieven (plural)
motiefje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: motief

→ Indonesian: motif

From Middle Dutch motijf, from Old French motif, from Latin mōtīvus.

Dit motief komt acht keer in deze opera.

That motif occurs eight times in this opera.

Deze stof heeft een motief dat bestaat uit vierkantjes.

This fabric has a motif consisting of little squares.


modernistisch

modernistisch (adverbial positive predicative)
modernistische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
modernistisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
modernistische (indefinite plural positive)
modernistische (definite positive)
modernistisch (partitive positive)

(art, philosophy, in relation to Christianity chiefly Roman Catholicism) modernist


clair-obscur

Borrowed from French clair-obscur, from Italian chiaroscuro.


futurisme

(art) futurism (Italian and Russian iconoclastic, future-oriented avant-garde art movement, in Italy aligned with fascism)


postmodernisme

postmodernisme n (plural postmodernismen)


mecenas

mecenas m (plural mecenassen, diminutive mecenasje n)

mecenassen (plural)
mecenasje (diminutive neuter)


realisme

Afrikaans: realisme

→ Indonesian: realisme

Borrowed from French réalisme. Equivalent to reëel + -isme.

(art) realism (artistic representation that seeks to faithgully represent reality)


dieperik

dieperik m (plural dieperiken, diminutive dieperikje n)

dieperiken (plural)
dieperikje (diminutive neuter)

(uncommon, Netherlands, dated, art) individual, usually an art critic, considered to be overly concerned with finding deep meanings


cherubijn

cherubijn m (plural cherubijnen, diminutive cherubijntje n)

cherubijnen (plural)
cherubijntje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: cherubim

From Middle Dutch cherubyn, cherubin, reanalyzed as singular, borrowed from Latin cherubin or cherubim, from Ancient Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (k'ruvím), which is originally plural.


liflafferij

liflafferij f (plural liflafferijen, diminutive liflafferijtje n)

liflafferijen (plural)
liflafferijtje (diminutive neuter)

(art, obsolete, derogatory) art considered overly concerned with presenting subjects as prettier and more idealised than they are


sportprent

sportprent f (plural sportprenten, diminutive sportprentje n)

sportprenten (plural)
sportprentje (diminutive neuter)

(historical, art) an English picture depicting a sports' event, often a fox hunt or a horse race


grondtoon

grondtoon m (plural grondtonen, diminutive grondtoontje n)

grondtonen (plural)
grondtoontje (diminutive neuter)

De grondtoon van zijn toespraak was verandering.

The main subject of his speech was change.

In elk van zijn gedichten is liefde de duidelijke grondtoon.

In each of his poems, love is the clear main subject.

Het publiek was geraakt door de grondtoon van hoop in haar presentatie.

The audience was touched by the main subject of hope in her presentation.

(art) the main subject of a poem, talk, etc.

De grondtoon van het schilderij was een rustgevend groen.

The main colour of the painting was a soothing green.

Ze gebruikte rood als grondtoon om passie en energie over te brengen.

She used red as the main colour to convey passion and energy.

De kunstenaar koos voor een grondtoon van blauw om een gevoel van kalmte te creëren.

The artist chose a main colour of blue to create a sense of calmness.


coloriet

(painting, art) palette, the effect of the ensemble of colours in a painting


gotiek

Borrowed from French gothique, from Latin goticus.

(architecture, art) Gothicism, the Gothic style


neoklassiek

nl-adj

neoklassiek (comparative neoklassieker, superlative neoklassiekst)

neoklassieker (comparative)
neoklassiekst (superlative)

From neo- (“neo-”) + klassiek (“classical”).


preromaans

preromaans (adverbial positive predicative)
preromaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
preromaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
preromaanse (indefinite plural positive)
preromaanse (definite positive)
preromaans (partitive positive)

From pre- + romaans. Likely borrowed from a major European language.

(architecture, art, history) pre-Romanesque


romaans

romaans (adverbial positive predicative)
romaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
romaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
romaanse (indefinite plural positive)
romaanse (definite positive)
romaans (partitive positive)