Associations to the word «Modernism»
Noun
- Modernity
- Romanticism
- Deco
- Liberalism
- Realism
- Aesthetics
- Picasso
- Twentieth
- Symbolism
- Fascism
- Abstraction
- Marxism
- Pius
- Humanism
- Nationalism
- Architecture
- Joyce
- Protestantism
- Critique
- Eliot
- Materialism
- Heresy
- Feminism
- Weimar
- Greenberg
- Rejection
- Experimentation
- Nietzsche
- Psychoanalysis
- Ism
- Armory
- Tenet
- Enlightenment
- Architect
- Modernization
- Proponent
- Colonialism
- Neo
- Collage
- Renaissance
- Pioneer
- Ezra
- Conservatism
- Catholicism
- Ideology
- Siva
- Secession
- Hemingway
- Modern
- Dogma
- Nineteenth
- Intellectual
- Skyscraper
- Manifesto
- Literature
- Orthodoxy
- Poetry
- Islamic
- Socialism
- Emergence
- Theorist
- Precursor
- Fundamental
- Facet
- Alienation
- Worldview
- Style
- Forefront
- Essay
- Trend
Adjective
Wiktionary
MODERNISM, noun. (uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
MODERNISM, noun. (countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
MODERNISM, noun. Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.
MODERNISM, noun. A religious movement in the early 20th century that tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.
Dictionary definition
MODERNISM, noun. Genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres.
MODERNISM, noun. The quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village".
MODERNISM, noun. Practices typical of contemporary life or thought.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.