modernism

US /ˈmɑːdɝˌnɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #55378

Meanings

1

noun
A movement in art, architecture, and literature in the early 20th century that broke deliberately with older styles.

The museum's collection traces the rise of modernism in painting.
2

noun
Modern ideas, methods, or ways of thinking.

The old institution slowly opened itself to modernism and new technology.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms modernisms

Derived forms anamodernismantimodernismcomodernismecomodernismhypermodernismmetamodernismmodernistneomodernismpostmodernismprotomodernismremodernismsupermodernism

Etymology

From modern + -ism.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# modernism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑːdɝˌnɪzəm/
**Frequency rank:** 55378

## Meanings
1. A movement in art, architecture, and literature in the early 20th century that broke deliberately with older styles.
2. Modern ideas, methods, or ways of thinking.

## Examples
- The museum's collection traces the rise of modernism in painting.
- The old institution slowly opened itself to modernism and new technology.

## Derived Forms
- anamodernism
- antimodernism
- comodernism
- ecomodernism
- hypermodernism
- metamodernism
- modernist
- neomodernism
- postmodernism
- protomodernism
- remodernism
- supermodernism

## Etymology
From modern + -ism.

## AI Etymology
Modernism is formed from modern + -ism. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a movement in art, architecture, and literature in the early 20th century that broke deliberately with older styles and modern ideas, methods, or ways of thinking. The wider family includes derived forms such as anamodernism, antimodernism, comodernism, ecomodernism, and hypermodernism.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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