Salvador Dali

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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)

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