futurism

[ fyoo-chuh-riz-uhm ]

/ ˈfyu tʃəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.

(often initial capital letter) a style of art, literature, music, etc., and a theory of art and life in which violence, power, speed, mechanization or machines, and hostility to the past or to traditional forms of expression were advocated or portrayed.

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Origin of futurism

From the Italian word futurismo, dating back to 1905–10. See future, -ism

Words nearby futurism

future-proof, futures, future shock, futures market, future value, futurism, futurist, futuristic, futurity, futurity stakes, futurology

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How to use futurism in a sentence

The computer-arts venue is near the city’s prime blossom-viewing area, whose pink-dotted trees tie Washington to Japan, land of futurism as much as tradition.
In the galleries: A multi-sensory exhibit with cherry blossoms and a dire warning|Mark Jenkins|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
Futurism became less about predicting the future than pandering to those who sought to maintain an expired past.
Not Much New in Douglas Rushkoff’s Reading of the Future|Jacob Silverman|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But futurism and policy stuff was almost absent from her speech.
Elisabeth Murdoch Takes Aim at News Corp.|Peter Jukes|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Amazing new 3D graphics, floating mid-air, helped the music's vintage futurism feel current.
Back to the Future|Blake Gopnik|April 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Models walked through water in structural and sheer garments, evoking both an early tribalism and futurism.
Alexander McQueen's 10 Best Shows|The Daily Beast Video|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Surely here is the home of Post Impressionism and of Futurism.
The Luck of Thirteen|Jan Gordon
There may be a science of Futurism in which the "force-lines" of a horse or a motor car may be part of a useful diagram.
The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd
Into this reticence pieces of futurism, Omega cushions and Van-Gogh-like pictures exploded their colours.
Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence
The difference between Pastism and Futurism is the difference between statics and dynamics.
The Tree of Heaven|May Sinclair
Signor Marinetti, who coined the hideous word, "Futurism," goes still further.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for futurism

futurism

/ (ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

an artistic movement that arose in Italy in 1909 to replace traditional aesthetic values with the characteristics of the machine age

Derived forms of futurism

futurist, noun, adjective

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