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futurism.

An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfjuːt͡ʃəɹɪzəm/
  1. An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The study and prediction of possible futures.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future.

    Judaism · countable · uncountable
  4. Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English futurism From future + -ism.

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