Associations to the word «Modernist»

Wiktionary

MODERNIST, adjective. Of, or relating to modernism.
MODERNIST, noun. A follower or proponent of modernism.

Dictionary definition

MODERNIST, noun. An artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats