modernism
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- noun
- /ˈmɒdərnɪzəm/
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modernidad
- To risk a generalization, their modernism beautifully encountered what is not and gave ample voice to absence.
- Islamic Modernism
- modernism and postmodernism
- traditionalism and modernism
But I mean, postmodernism, modernism is what it's reacting to and it's trying to make sense of that.
- But I mean, postmodernism, modernism is what it's reacting to and it's trying to make sense of that.
- Everything was to be in the gossip of modernism, a modern project.
- But what they're reacting to is not modernism.
Examples
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The conference focused on the influence of modernism in contemporary literature and design.
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One way to challenge modernism was to state the case for its opposite.
Academic text (1998) -
"The atmosphere created by Modernism is far from being completely dissipated."
Academic text (2010) -
Recent works in art history and cultural studies have considered modernity and modernism as global, multiple, and negotiated phenomena.
Academic text (2013) -
In most Arab societies, one may find values that endeavor to include modernism and follow a modern lifestyle.
Academic text (2003) -
Pound and Eliot, more than any other literary figures, have defined literary modernism during the twentieth century.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many believe that modernism revolutionized the way we perceive art and culture in the 20th century.
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Modernism embraces new ideas and techniques that challenge traditional artistic conventions.
Synonyms
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A condition of life now that shows new ideas, styles, or technology
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A quality of being new and up-to-date in style and ideas
Antonyms
How Modern
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modernism starts with modern, from Latin modo meaning 'just now' or 'recent', so it signals 'new' ways. The ending -ism marks a set of ideas or styles, so modernism refers to the ideas and practices of modern life that differ from older traditions.