new wave

noun

1. a movement, trend, or vogue, as in art, literature, or politics, that breaks with traditional concepts, values, techniques, or the like.

2. (often initial capital letters),  a group of leaders or representatives of such a movement, especially of French film directors of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

3. (often initial capital letters),  a largely minimalist but emotionally intense style of rock music, being an outgrowth of punk rock in the late 1970s, typified by spare or repetitive arrangements, and emphasizing energetic, unpolished performance.

New Wave

¹

noun

1. Also known as: La Nouvelle Vague. a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques

New Wave

²

noun

1. rock music of the late 1970s, related to punk but more complex: sometimes used to include punk

new wave

³

noun

1. a movement in art, film-making, politics, etc, that consciously breaks with traditional ideas

Other Word Forms

• new-wave adjective
• newwaver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of new wave¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Environmental groups have warned removing the ban would be "disaster", opening the way for a new wave of land grabbing to plant more soya in the world's largest rainforest.

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Wade, as well as a new wave of state-level legislation on issues like LGBTQ+ rights and education, as direct results of the ideology’s growing influence.

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He emphasized the importance of riding new waves of technology or societal change, noting that his software products for therapists benefited from the rapid spread of therapy.

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The new wave of IPOs is finally giving many funds a chance to exit their early bets.

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The next morning, Burry opened the Wall Street Journal to find an article explaining how the new wave of adjustable-rate mortgages were defaulting, in their first nine months, at rates never before seen.

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