Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A Spanish surrealist painter: Salvador Dalí refers to a specific individual, a 20th-century artist from Spain, famous for his work in the Surrealist movement. His full name is Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech.

Usage

• As a subject or object: The name "Salvador Dalí" is used to refer to the artist himself, his body of work, or his influence.
  • Salvador Dalí was a master of surrealism.
  • The museum is exhibiting works by Salvador Dalí.

Advanced Usage

• Metonymic use: The name can be used to refer to the distinctive artistic style or themes characteristic of his work.
  • The dreamlike imagery is pure Salvador Dalí.
• Attributive use: Used adjectivally to describe things reminiscent of his art.
  • It was a Dalí-esque landscape of melting clocks.

Variants and Related Words

• Dalíesque (adjective): Having a bizarre, dreamlike quality reminiscent of Salvador Dalí's paintings.
  • The film's visuals were decidedly Dalíesque.
• Surrealist (noun/adjective): A member of the artistic and literary movement that Dalí was associated with, or something characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions.

Synonyms

• The artist Dalí: A common synonym in context.
• The master of surrealism: A descriptive synonym highlighting his primary artistic association.

Related Phrases

• "A Dalí": Informally used to refer to a painting or artwork by Salvador Dalí.
  • The auction house sold a Dalí for a record price.

Related Idioms

While there are no idioms directly formed from the name "Salvador Dalí," his most famous painting has entered common parlance: - "Like something out of Dalí" / "A Dalí landscape": Used to describe a scene or situation that is bizarre, dreamlike, or illogical, much like his paintings. - The strange rock formations looked like something out of Dalí.

Noun

1. surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)