pointillistic

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The Word of the Day for May 24 is:

pointillistic   \pwann-tee-YIS-tik\   adjective 
     1 : composed of many discrete details or parts
    *2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists

Example sentence:
     The painting was done in a pointillistic style.

Did you know?
     In the late 19th century, Neo-Impressionists discovered that contrasting 
dots of color applied side by side would blend together and be perceived as a 
luminous whole when seen from a distance. With this knowledge they developed 
the technique of pointillism, also known as divisionism. It was in the 1920s 
that the adjective "pointillistic" finally needled its way into the English 
language -- first, as a word describing something having many details or parts, 
such as an argument or musical composition; then, as the adjective referring to 
the art of pointillism and its artists, the pointillists.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.





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