tachism

[ tash-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈtæʃ ɪz əm /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

action painting(def 1).
Also ta·chisme [French ta-shees-muh] /French taˈʃis mə/.

Origin of tachism

1950–55; < French tachisme, equivalent to tache spot, (< Vulgar Latin *tacca, probably < Gothic taikns mark, akin to token) + -isme -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM tachism

tach·ist, ta·chiste [French ta-sheest] /French taˈʃist/, noun, adjective

Words nearby tachism

tacheometer, tacheometry, tachetic, tachina fly, tachiol, tachism, tachisme, tachistoscope, tacho-, tachogram, tachograph

British Dictionary definitions for tachisme

tachisme
/ (ˈtɑːʃɪzəm, French taʃism) /

noun

a type of action painting evolved in France in which haphazard dabs and blots of colour are treated as a means of instinctive or unconscious expression

Word Origin for tachisme

C20: French, from tache stain