modernism
noun/ˈmɑdərˌnɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #11,398 most common English word
Meaning
A style or movement in art, architecture, and literature that broke with traditional forms and embraced new ideas and techniques.
Example sentence
The architecture professor explained how modernism changed the way buildings were designed in the twentieth century.
Synonyms & related words
- avant-garde
- innovation
- progressivism
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