modernistic

adjective

Definition of modernisticnext
as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles a trendy hotel with modernistic room lamps that required some figuring just to turn on

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  1. modern
  2. new
  3. contemporary
Adjective
  • Other finds served as messages from the past, connecting 17th-century schoolgirls to modern archaeologists, who uncovered the students’ decorative paper cuttings beneath the floorboards of their former London boarding school.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In doing this, the exhibition aligns its artists with women working for the military-industrial complex: ENIAC, the world’s first modern computer, was invented to compute ballistic missile trajectories (six young women programmed it), and Grace Hopper was a Navy officer.
    Lua Vollaard, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of modern
Adjective
  • Certain sitting activities like reading, crafting, and socializing are more beneficial for brain health than other behaviors like watching TV, a new study found.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
  • According to Vogue, Rose Gray’s new album sounds like diaristic entries of her past year.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of new
Adjective
  • Morris, following a conversation with the music critic Robert Christgau, dissects how contemporary (and largely white) critics glossed over the fusion of pop and gospel that made Wonder’s art so revelatory.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As tens of thousands of visitors from around the world descended on Miami for the city’s annual art celebration, a lucky few were invited to an immersive experience that blended contemporary art with fashion, mixology, and luxury travel.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of contemporary
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