Definition

1. Noun:
   • A creative movement: A group of people, especially in the arts, who introduce and apply new ideas, styles, or techniques, breaking from established traditions.
   • A specific film movement: Refers specifically to the Nouvelle Vague (French for "New Wave"), a highly influential movement in French cinema during the late 1950s and 1960s, characterized by innovative, experimental techniques and a rejection of classical filmmaking conventions.

Usage Examples

• Noun (General Creative Movement):

  • The designers were part of a new wave bringing minimalist aesthetics to the industry.
  • A new wave of filmmakers is using digital technology to tell stories in completely new ways.

• Noun (Specific Film Movement):

  • Directors like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut were pioneers of the French New Wave.
  • The New Wave revolutionized cinema with its use of jump cuts, natural lighting, and location shooting.

Advanced Usage

• "to be part of a new wave": To be a member of an innovative group changing a particular field.

  • She is considered part of a new wave of journalists focusing on long-form digital storytelling.

• "a new wave of something": A new group or trend of something innovative arriving.

  • The city is experiencing a new wave of tech startups.

Variants and Related Words

• Nouvelle Vague (n): The original French term for the New Wave film movement.

  • The principles of the Nouvelle Vague continue to influence independent cinema.

• New Waver (n, informal): A person who is part of a new wave movement, sometimes used specifically for a fan of the post-punk music genre also called "New Wave."

  • As a new waver in the art scene, he challenged every conventional rule.

Synonyms

• Avant-garde: People or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox.
• Innovators: Those who introduce new methods, ideas, or products.
• Vanguard: The forefront of a movement or field.

Related Phrases

• New Wave music (n): A genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, emerging after punk rock and characterized by a more experimental, often electronic or pop-oriented sound.
  • Bands like Talking Heads and The Cure were central to New Wave music.

Related Idioms

• Ride the new wave: To actively participate in or benefit from a new trend or movement.
  • Many companies are trying to ride the new wave of artificial intelligence.

Noun

1. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
2. an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s