poin‧til‧lis‧m /ˈpwæntɪlɪzəm, ˈpɔɪn-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: pointillisme, from point 'spot']
a style of painting popular in the late 19th century that uses small spots of colour all over the painting, rather than brush strokes
—pointillist adjective
—pointillist noun [countable]

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