Usually means: Painting outdoors, capturing natural light.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. plein air: Merriam-Webster
  2. plein-air: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. plein air: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. plein-air, plein-air: Collins English Dictionary
  5. plein-air, plein air: Wordnik
  6. plein-air: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. plein air: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. plein-air, plein air: Dictionary.com
  9. plein-air: Online Etymology Dictionary
  10. Plein Air, Plein air: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. plein-air, plein air: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. plein air: Wiktionary

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PLEIN AIR: Glossary of Art Terms

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. plein-air: Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  (painting) done outdoors

Similar:
outdoor, open air, al fresco, in open air, outside, great outdoors, out-of-door, alfresco, outdoorsy, ground, more...

Phrases:
en plein air, more...
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outdoor, open air, al fresco, in open air, outside, great outdoors, out-of-door, alfresco, outdoorsy, ground, more...

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en plein air, more...



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