futurism

noun

fu·tur·ism ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm

: 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

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

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Still, there are a few gems to look forward to this month, including a deep dive into futurism and a couple of romantasy options for your TBR. —

Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Dec. 2024 For her website, McIntyre created the UI, UX, and all the VFX as examples of feminine futurism. —

Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 But the most effective expression of the film’s futurism isn’t in the dialogue so much as in Coppola’s filmmaking and technical experimentalism. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for futurism