neoclassic
or ne·o-clas·sic
[ nee-oh-klas-ik ]
/ ˌni oʊˈklæs ɪk /
adjective
(sometimes initial capital letter)
belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
(usually initial capital letter) Fine Arts.
of, relating to, or designating a style of painting and sculpture developed principally from the mid-18th through the mid-19th centuries, characterized chiefly by an iconography derived from classical antiquity, a hierarchical conception of subject matter, severity of composition and, especially in painting, by an oblique lighting of forms in the early phase and a strict linear quality in the later phase of the style.
Architecture.
of, relating to, or designating neoclassicism.
(sometimes initial capital letter) Literature.
of, relating to, or designating a style of poetry or prose, developed chiefly in the 17th and 18th centuries, rigidly adhering to canons of form that were derived mainly from classical antiquity, that were exemplified by decorum of style or diction, the three unities, etc., and that emphasized an impersonal expression of universal truths as shown in human actions, representing them principally in satiric and didactic modes.
Also
ne·o·clas·si·cal,
ne·o-clas·si·cal.
OTHER WORDS FROM neoclassic
ne·o·clas·si·cist, ne·o-clas·si·cist, nounWords nearby neoclassic
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neocene,
neocerebellum,
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neocolonialism,
neocon,
neoconservatism
Example sentences from the Web for neoclassical
Not one person could be seen on Independence Avenue, where rows of bland neoclassical federal buildings have been shuttered.
Hurricane Sandy Turns Washington, D.C., Into a Ghost Town |Lauren Ashburn |October 30, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThe metaphor that America is like a garden is not a gimmick, but powerful refutation of neoclassical economics.
This translation of Milton into Latin is more than a freak of the neoclassical mind.
The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) |Joseph TrappThis scholarly work shows the great influence in America of neoclassical authors.
Benjamin Franklin |Frank Luther Mott
British Dictionary definitions for neoclassical
neoclassical
neoclassic
/ (ˌniːəʊˈklæsɪkəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or in the style of neoclassicism in art, architecture, etc
of, relating to, or in the style of neoclassicism in music