Conceptism

/kənˈsɛptɪzəm/ noun

Definition

A Spanish literary movement of the 16th-17th centuries emphasizing wordplay, metaphor, and condensed wit; the style of conceptist writers.

Etymology

From Spanish conceptismo, derived from concepto (concept), with the -ism suffix. This artistic movement paralleled gongorism but emphasized intellectual wit over ornamental language.

Kelly Says

Conceptism sounds academic but it was actually about showing off—writers crammed multiple hidden meanings and clever wordplay into single lines, like Renaissance-era rap battles for educated people.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
概念性
gena-bet-si-te
ARالعربية
فكر
fikr
BNবাংলা
কল্পনামূলক
kol-pon-amulk
CACatalà
conceptisme
kon-sep-tis-me
CSČeština
konceptuální
kon-sept-tua-lni
DADansk
konceptuell
kon-sept-yuel
DEDeutsch
Konzeptionismus
kon-se-p-tion-ismus
ELΕλληνικά
θεωρητικός
the-o-ri-ti-kos
ESEspañol
conceptismo
kon-sep-tis-mo
FAفارسی
مفاهیمه
mafāhemeh
FISuomi
konseptuaalinen
kon-sept-tua-li-nen
FRFrançais
conceptionnisme
kon-seps-yon-nis-m
GUGU
સંકલ્પનાત્મક
san-kalp-naatmik
HAHA
kyautar
kya-utar
HEעברית
קונספטואליזם
kon-sept-yo-lizm
HIहिन्दी
कल्पनावाद
kalpana-vad
HUMagyar
konceptuális
kon-sept-tyoo-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
konsep
kon-sep
IGIG
akụkọ
a-ku-ko
ITItaliano
conceptionismo
kon-set-sion-ismo
JA日本語
概念主義
gage-tsu-shugi
KKKK
көрелі
kore-li
KMKM
គម្រោង
kom-roang
KO한국어
개념주의
gae-nyeom-ju-i
MRMR
कल्पनात्मक
kalpana-atmik
MSBahasa Melayu
konseptual
kon-sept-choo-al
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းကျင်
kyun-kyin
NLNederlands
conceptisme
kon-sep-tisme
NONorsk
konseptuell
kon-sept-yell
PAPA
ਕਲਪਨਾਤਮਕ
kalpana-atmik
PLPolski
koncepcjonizm
kon-sep-t-sion-izm
PTPortuguês
conceptionismo
kon-seps-yon-ismo
RORomână
concepționism
kon-sep-tion-ism
RUРусский
концептизм
kon-sept-izm
SVSvenska
konceptuell
kon-sept-yell
SWKiswahili
konseptual
kon-sept-choo-al
TAதமிழ்
கருத்துப்பூர்வமான
karuth-thup-poor-va-maan
TEతెలుగు
కల్పనారూపం
kal-pa-na-ra-upam
THไทย
แนวคิด
naew-kit
TLTL
konseptwal
kon-sept-wal
TRTürkçe
kavramsalizm
kav-rams-al-izm
UKУкраїнська
концептизм
kon-sept-izm
URاردو
فکری
fikri
VITiếng Việt
khái niệm
khai-niem
YOYO
agbe
a-gbe
ZH中文
概念主义
gài-niàn-zhǔ-yì
ZUZU
isikhathi
i-si-kha-thi

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