retro
Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to, reviving, or being a style or fashion from the recent past: "retro" describes something that consciously imitates or is reminiscent of trends, styles, or aesthetics from an earlier period, typically from the 20th century.
- Looking or directed backward: In a more general sense, it can describe something that relates to or looks back on the past.
Noun:
- A style or fashion that imitates the past: "retro" refers to a trend or item that is characterized by its deliberate use of styles, designs, or ideas from a previous era.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- She loves the retro design of 1960s furniture. (The furniture's style imitates the 1960s.)
- The game has a charming retro aesthetic. (The game's visual style is reminiscent of older games.)
Noun:
- His apartment is decorated in pure retro. (The decoration style imitates the past.)
- Fashion designers are inspired by the retro of the 1970s. (They are inspired by the revival of 1970s styles.)
Advanced Usage
"in retro": used to describe something done in a style that looks back to the past.
- The diner is designed completely in retro. (The diner's design is entirely in a past-reviving style.)
As a combining form: Used in other words to indicate something that is backward-looking or applies to the past.
- Retrospective: Looking back on or dealing with past events.
Variants and Related Words
- Retroactive (adj): (Especially of laws) applying to a period before enactment.
- The pay raise was retroactive to January.
- Retrograde (adj): Directed or moving backward.
- A retrograde motion.
- Retrospect (n): A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
- In retrospect, the decision was correct.
Synonyms
- Vintage: Representing the high quality of a past time.
- Old-school: Adhering to traditional ideas or methods.
- Nostalgic: Characterized by or evoking sentimental longing for the past.
- Throwback: A person or thing that is reminiscent of an earlier time.
Related Phrases
- Retro chic: A stylish and fashionable use of retro elements.
- The boutique sells clothing with a sense of retro chic.
- Retro-futurism: A creative style that combines old-fashioned "retro" styles with futuristic technology and themes.
- The film's aesthetic is a fascinating example of retro-futurism.
Adjective
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affecting things past
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retroactive tax increase
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an ex-post-facto law
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retro pay
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Noun
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a fashion reminiscent of the past
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