American English pronunciation

How to pronounce surrealistic

IPA transcription: [sɚ,i'lɪstɪk]

Pronunciation variants: [sɚ,i'lɪstɪk][sɚ,iə'lɪstɪk]

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Adjective

  • characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; --J.C.Powys

    “a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows”

    “the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature”

Usage examples

  • The cards depict band members in surrealistic tableau.