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Synonyms for futurism

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fyoo-chuh-riz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyu tʃəˌrɪz əm

Définition of futurism

Origin :
  • 1909, from Italian futurismo, coined 1909 by Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944); see future + -ism. Futurist is attested from 1842, originally theological.
  • As in science fiction : noun literary fantasy about future
Example sentences :
  • This writer begins by expressing his objections to the "principle of Futurism."
  • Extract from : « Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry » by T. S. Eliot
  • It may be urged that Blast does not represent Futurism, but Vorticism.
  • Extract from : « The Book of This and That » by Robert Lynd
  • Surely here is the home of Post Impressionism and of Futurism.
  • Extract from : « The Luck of Thirteen » by Jan Gordon
  • Then the writer reverted to art again and published a book on Cubism and one on Cubism and Futurism.
  • Extract from : « Idling in Italy » by Joseph Collins
  • Any theory of a disruptive, hurly-burly aspect is grist to the mill of Futurism.
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • Drive this argument a little further and we arrive at Cubism and Futurism.
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • Futurism is strictly Italian: there is not a French name among its originators.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • Again, Futurism claims not to paint maladies but their symptoms and results.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • Considering Futurism purely from the standpoint of illustration we still are unable to justify its aims.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • The methods of Futurism have their provenience in many preceding art movements.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright

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