futurism

noun

fu·​tur·​ism ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm 

1

: a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes

2

: a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present

Examples of futurism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Things to Come was directed by legendary production designer William Cameron Menzies, who later designed the burning of Atlanta in Gone with the Wind and clearly influenced Coppola’s skyscraper imagery and his bewildering mix of futurism and antiquity. —Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024

Cinephiles were quick to register their disappointment at the legendary director’s latest foray into futurism. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024

The concrete result of this realization—despite Mohammed bin Salman’s often dramatic role in Saudi policymaking—is an economic approach based not on glitzy futurism but on a far more orthodox and technocratic set of policies. —Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022

Carlson, a mixed-media artist of Ojibwe descent, often leans into Indigenous futurism. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1