Noun: surrealism su'ree-u,li-zum
- A 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
"Dalí's melting clocks are iconic images of surrealism"
Derived forms: surrealisms
Type of: art movement, artistic movement
Encyclopedia: Surrealism