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Definition of "surrealistic" [surrealistic]

  • Of or relating to surrealism. (adjective)
  • Having an oddly dreamlike or unreal quality. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "surrealistic" in a sentence
  • "I've seen it described as surrealistic and as an art film."
  • "The end result often produces what can best be described as surrealistic imagery."
  • "Her stories display only a kind of surrealistic whimsy that I, for one, find mostly cloying."