avant-garde
the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material.
belonging to the avant-garde: an avant-garde composer.
unorthodox or daring; radical: To regain public trust in the news media, the organization took the avant-garde approach of including the public in the production of news.
Origin of avant-garde
1Other words from avant-garde
- a·vant-gard·ist, noun
Words Nearby avant-garde
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How to use avant-garde in a sentence
And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
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She veers towards the avant-garde, using metal-powder deformed silicone piercings as textural embellishment and digital printers.
Instead, you find your favorite objects displaced by a cacophony of contemporary works, often highly avant-garde and challenging.
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If there is any shadowing of either of you, Jules Victor is an invincible avant garde.
A Fascinating Traitor | Richard Henry SavageShe got possession of the kiln, as usual, and the ass was sent to graze on the green; but Mary was only the avant-garde.
A History of the Gipsies | Walter SimsonThese five divisions were the avant garde of the main body of the Italian army.
The Short Works of George Meredith | George MeredithWe then started at a smart pace, but could not come up with our avant garde.
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British Dictionary definitions for avant-garde
/ (ˌævɒŋˈɡɑːd, French avɑ̃ɡard) /
those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose techniques and ideas are markedly experimental or in advance of those generally accepted
of such artists, etc, their ideas, or techniques
radical; daring
Origin of avant-garde
1Derived forms of avant-garde
- avant-gardism, noun
- avant-gardist, noun
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