Surrealistic (Adjective)
Meaning
Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The surrealist painter's latest work was a surrealistic depiction of clocks melting like wax, inspiring both wonder and unease in those who viewed it.
- Her dreams were often surrealistic, with vivid, illogical scenes that blurred the line between reality and fantasy.
- The filmmaker's use of vibrant colors and bizarre imagery created a surrealistic atmosphere in the movie that was both captivating and unsettling.
- As I wandered through the abandoned carnival, I felt as though I'd stepped into a surrealistic world, where the eerie stillness was punctuated only by the creaking of rusty rides.
- The poet's use of metaphor and imagery was often surrealistic, conjuring up fantastical landscapes that defied rational explanation.