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cutting-edgevery modern and advanced; at the forefront of innovation

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: very modern and advanced; at the forefront of innovation

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkʌtɪŋ ɛdʒ/

Korean meaning: 최첨단의, 최신의, 혁신적인

Korean pronunciation: **커**팅 에지

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother bought a cutting-edge smartphone but still uses it as a paperweight.
  • The university's cutting-edge laboratory attracts researchers from around the world.
  • He claims his haircut is cutting-edge fashion, but it looks like he stuck his finger in an electrical socket.

cutting-edge

ADJECTIVE

//ˈkʌtɪŋ ɛdʒ//

very modern and advanced; at the forefront of innovation

cutting-edge concept
💡 Concept

very modern and advanced; at the forefront of innovation

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cutting-edge rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

At the cutting edge of innovation, standing on a knife edge!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkʌtɪŋ ɛdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkʌtɪŋ ɛdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootcut
Suffix--ing

Origin

칼날(cutting)의 가장 예리한 모서리(edge)에서 유래한 표현으로, 1960년대부터 '가장 앞서가는' 의미로 사용되기 시작했다.

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🎵Rhyme

leading edgeknife edge
leading edge
knife edge

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother bought a cutting-edge smartphone but still uses it as a paperweight.

The university's cutting-edge laboratory attracts researchers from around the world.

😄 Fun example

He claims his haircut is cutting-edge fashion, but it looks like he stuck his finger in an electrical socket.

The company invests heavily in cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

state-of-the-artadvancedinnovativemodernpioneering

Antonyms

outdatedobsoleteold-fashioned

Related

breakthroughrevolutionaryhigh-techavant-garde