avant-garde

[ uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French a-vahn-gard ]

/ əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-; French a vɑ̃ˈgard /

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noun

the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.

adjective

of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material.

belonging to the avant-garde: an avant-garde composer.

unorthodox or daring; radical.

Origin of avant-garde

1475–85; in sense “vanguard”; <French: literally, fore-guard. See vanguard

OTHER WORDS FROM avant-garde

a·vant-gard·ist, noun

Words nearby avant-garde

Valediction Forbidding Mourning, A, Avalokitesvara, Avalon, Avalon Peninsula, avant-, avant-garde, avant-gardism, Avanti, avantist, Avapro, Avar

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Example sentences from the Web for avant-garde

From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends.
New York Fashion Week's Style on the Streets|Sara Sayed|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She veers towards the avant-garde, using metal-powder deformed silicone piercings as textural embellishment and digital printers.
The New Queens of Haute Couture|Sarah Moroz|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was definitely the heart of not just the American avant-garde but the leading edge of all Western art.
Why Did Llewyn Davis’s Greenwich Village Disappear?|Andrew Romano|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Symbolizing CSM as a “creativity birth place,” 1Granary took an avant-garde approach towards the creation to life.
1Granary: The College Magazine Funded by Comme des Garçons|Erin Cunningham|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The staples of the avant-garde are in the fray: Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck.
Monsters of Fashion Exhibition Opens in Paris|Sarah Moroz|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She got possession of the kiln, as usual, and the ass was sent to graze on the green; but Mary was only the avant-garde.
A History of the Gipsies|Walter Simson
Reading the avant-garde stuff of nowadays, usually the contrast is merely grotesque, still I keep finding parallels.
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
Unlike elsewhere in Eastern Europe, there has been no experimental or avant-garde theater in Bulgaria.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The avant-garde of 500 regulars and 400 provincials, commanded by Lieut.-Col.
"Evacuation Day", 1783|James Riker

British Dictionary definitions for avant-garde

avant-garde

/ (ˌævɒŋˈɡɑːd, French avɑ̃ɡard) /

noun

those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose techniques and ideas are markedly experimental or in advance of those generally accepted

adjective

of such artists, etc, their ideas, or techniques

radical; daring

Derived forms of avant-garde

avant-gardism, nounavant-gardist, noun

Word Origin for avant-garde

from French: vanguard

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	avant-garde
释义	avant-garde [ uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French a-vahn-gard ] / əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-; French a vɑ̃ˈgard / SEE SYNONYMS FOR avant-garde ON THESAURUS.COM noun the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods. adjective of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material. belonging to the avant-garde: an avant-garde composer. unorthodox or daring; radical. Origin of avant-garde 1475–85; in sense “vanguard”; <French: literally, fore-guard. See vanguard OTHER WORDS FROM avant-garde a·vant-gard·ist, noun Words nearby avant-garde Valediction Forbidding Mourning, A, Avalokitesvara, Avalon, Avalon Peninsula, avant-, avant-garde, avant-gardism, Avanti, avantist, Avapro, Avar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for avant-garde From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends. New York Fashion Week's Style on the Streets\|Sara Sayed\|September 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She veers towards the avant-garde, using metal-powder deformed silicone piercings as textural embellishment and digital printers. The New Queens of Haute Couture\|Sarah Moroz\|January 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was definitely the heart of not just the American avant-garde but the leading edge of all Western art. Why Did Llewyn Davis’s Greenwich Village Disappear?\|Andrew Romano\|December 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Symbolizing CSM as a “creativity birth place,” 1Granary took an avant-garde approach towards the creation to life. 1Granary: The College Magazine Funded by Comme des Garçons\|Erin Cunningham\|October 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The staples of the avant-garde are in the fray: Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck. Monsters of Fashion Exhibition Opens in Paris\|Sarah Moroz\|February 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She got possession of the kiln, as usual, and the ass was sent to graze on the green; but Mary was only the avant-garde. A History of the Gipsies\|Walter Simson Reading the avant-garde stuff of nowadays, usually the contrast is merely grotesque, still I keep finding parallels. The Trial of Callista Blake\|Edgar Pangborn Unlike elsewhere in Eastern Europe, there has been no experimental or avant-garde theater in Bulgaria. Area Handbook for Bulgaria\|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole The avant-garde of 500 regulars and 400 provincials, commanded by Lieut.-Col. "Evacuation Day", 1783\|James Riker British Dictionary definitions for avant-garde avant-garde / (ˌævɒŋˈɡɑːd, French avɑ̃ɡard) / noun those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose techniques and ideas are markedly experimental or in advance of those generally accepted adjective of such artists, etc, their ideas, or techniques radical; daring Derived forms of avant-garde avant-gardism, nounavant-gardist, noun Word Origin for avant-garde from French: vanguard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to avant-garde hip, head, liberal, lead, progressive, beat, radical, vanguard, experimental, innovative, new, new wave, state-of-the-art, leading-edge, pioneering
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