avant-garde — new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌævɑːnt ˈɡɑːrd/
Example Sentences
- The chef's avant-garde cuisine included ice cream made from vegetables and soup served in edible bowls.
- Critics dismissed the avant-garde performance as pretentious nonsense.
- My grandmother thinks my avant-garde haircut makes me look like I stuck my finger in an electrical socket.
avant-garde
NOUN[/ˌævɑːnt ˈɡɑːrd/]
new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature
💡 Concept
new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˌævɑːnt ˈɡɑːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌævɒ̃ ˈɡɑːd/
🌳Etymology
Rootavant
Suffix-garde
🎵Rhyme
regarddiscardboulevard
regard
discard
boulevard
🔗Collocations
avant-garde art
avant-garde movement
avant-garde fashion
avant-garde theater
avant-garde composer
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The chef's avant-garde cuisine included ice cream made from vegetables and soup served in edible bowls.”
“Critics dismissed the avant-garde performance as pretentious nonsense.”
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother thinks my avant-garde haircut makes me look like I stuck my finger in an electrical socket.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
experimentalinnovativecutting-edgeprogressiveunconventional
Antonyms
traditionalconventionalconservative
Related
modernistpioneeringrevolutionarybohemian
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