futurism

noun

fu·​tur·​ism ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm 

1

: a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes

2

: a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present

Examples of futurism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

San Francisco is a city of mighty bridges, clattering cable cars, and next‑gen futurism. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Retro-futurism surfaced through playful accessories shaped like boomboxes, televisions, and alarm clocks alongside transparent trunks pushed on wheels—each painted with different Parisian cityscapes. —Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026

Tactility, nostalgia and futurism inspire the themes described in Pinterest Predicts 2026. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025

The result of this fusion was a new brand of conservative futurism. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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