Ernst Moderate

Ernst has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)

"Max Ernst created groundbreaking collages that became a hallmark of his role as a co-founder of Dadaism."

Ernst Max Ernst

Proper Noun

A surname.

"The Ernst family gathered at their annual reunion to celebrate generations of loyal service."

Related Terms

Origin

The English word ernst comes directly from the German royal name Ernst, which originally meant "vigor" or "strife." This term entered English as a doublet of the more common word earnest.

Rhyming Words

inst dunst const gainst anenst nernst against ferninst dispenst forenenst max ernst foregainst up against go against unbeknownst pit against set against rub against rise against dead against

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