The word 'expressionism' is a term you can mostly come across while going through something related to arts. The word describes an idea which was very popular in the early twentieth century in arts, cinema, theatre and music. The word describes a form that tries to express the feelings and emotions of people mostly through abstractions rather than showing the events in a realistic way. The performers of this form are called expressionists and the word expressionist is also used as an adjective to describe such art, cinema or theatre.
The word can trace its root in the word 'express' and it serves as root to many other words also. Expressive, expression and expressionless are the words that can be said to be siblings of the word 'expressionism'.
The word can trace its root in the word 'express' and it serves as root to many other words also. Expressive, expression and expressionless are the words that can be said to be siblings of the word 'expressionism'.