modernistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmɑdərˈnɪstɪk/ UK /ˌmɒdəˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
characteristic of modern styles or modernism, especially in art and design

The hotel's modernistic lobby featured stark angles and chrome fittings.

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Synonyms

1 adj · characteristic of modern... modern contemporaryavant-gardeprogressive futuristic

Opposites

traditional old-fashioned antiquated

Word family

Related forms modernismmodernistmodern modernity

Etymology

From modernist + -ic, from modern, from Late Latin modernus ('modern, of the present'), from Latin modo ('just now'), from modus ('measure, manner').

modernus la-lat modus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# modernistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɑdərˈnɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɒdəˈnɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. characteristic of modern styles or modernism, especially in art and design

## Examples
- The hotel's modernistic lobby featured stark angles and chrome fittings.

## Synonyms
- modern
- contemporary
- avant-garde
- progressive
- futuristic

## Antonyms
- traditional
- old-fashioned
- antiquated

## Related Forms
- modernism
- modernist
- modern
- modernity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: modernus
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From modernist + -ic, from modern, from Late Latin modernus ('modern, of the present'), from Latin modo ('just now'), from modus ('measure, manner').

## AI Etymology
Modernistic comes from modernist + -ic, from modern, from Late Latin modernus ('modern, of the present'), from Latin modo ('just now'), from modus ('measure, manner'). The etymological trail includes Latin modernus, Latin modus. The same word family includes modernism, modernist, modern, modernity. Its current adjective use means "characteristic of modern styles or modernism, especially in art and design".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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