SINCE 1828
ultramodernism
noun
ul·tra·mod·ern·ism
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Definition of ultramodernism
: extreme modernism (as in art or literature)
After World War II, Knoll's designs made use of open space, reductive light and brightly colored wall panels. Around this, the furniture shined with ultramodernism.— Tim Brouk
Other Words from ultramodernism
ultramodernist
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adjective
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adjective
ultramodernist composers/works
ultramodernist
noun,
plural ultramodernists
He [Charles Ives] allied himself with the American ultramodernists through his financial support for the journal New Music.
— David Schiff
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