modernistic

/,mɔdə:'nistik/
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modernistic

Their new apartment features modernistic furniture with clean lines and geometric shapes.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Relating to or characteristic of modern styles, ideas, or trends, especially those considered advanced or recent: It describes something that follows or embodies contemporary, often innovative, design, art, or thought, particularly from the 20th century onward. 2. Featuring the latest styles or techniques: It can imply a deliberate embrace of newness and a departure from traditional forms.

Usage

The adjective "modernistic" is used to describe objects, art, architecture, or ideas that are distinctly modern in style. It often carries a nuance of being consciously up-to-date or avant-garde. It is typically used attributively (before a noun).

Examples
  • The gallery featured modernistic sculptures made from industrial materials.
  • They bought a house with a modernistic facade of glass and steel.
  • His modernistic approach to management focused on flat hierarchies and digital tools.
  • The furniture's clean lines and lack of ornamentation gave it a modernistic feel.
Advanced Usage
  • In Art & Design History: "Modernistic" is sometimes used to describe works associated with Modernism, a broad movement in the arts from the late 19th to mid-20th century that emphasized innovation, experimentation, and a break with the past.
    • The building is a prime example of modernistic architecture from the 1930s.
  • As a stylistic descriptor with a slightly different connotation than "modern": While "modern" can mean simply "of the present time," "modernistic" often more specifically implies a style that is characteristic of the Modernist movement or a self-consciously modern aesthetic.
Variants and Related Words
  • Modernism (n): A movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms.
  • Modernist (n/adj): (As a noun) a follower or practitioner of modernism; (as an adjective) relating to modernists or modernism.
  • Modernize (v): To make something modern in style or function.
  • Modernization (n): The process of making something modern.
Synonyms
  • Contemporary: Belonging to or occurring in the present.
  • Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas, especially in the arts.
  • Innovative: Featuring new methods; advanced and original.
  • Futuristic: Having or involving very modern technology or design.
Antonyms
  • Traditional: Existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.
  • Classical: Of or relating to ancient Greek or Roman forms, or representing an exemplary standard within a traditional and long-established form.
  • Old-fashioned: In or according to styles or types no longer current or common; not modern.
  • Antiquated: Old-fashioned or outdated.
modernistic

Their new apartment features modernistic furniture with clean lines and geometric shapes.

Adjective
  1. relating to a recently developed fashion or style;
    • their offices are in a modern skyscraper
    • tables in modernistic designs

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