futurism

Noun

Meaning

the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future

an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age

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Synonyms

dada art prediction expectation postmodernism foresight expressionism futurist eventuality futurity imminence manana science fiction determinism imagism
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Antonyms

fact romanticism realism modernism naturalism nostalgia
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Hypernyms

position view perspective art movement artistic movement

Phrases with the word

techno-futurism

Examples

If we define Futurism as an exploration beyond accepted limits, then the nature of limiting systems becomes the first object of exploration. Frank Herbert

I have said that Marinetti was.... exceptionally gifted, and I should add that I never saw him twiddling his thumbs even for ten minutes.... beside his desk he often kept piles of books in which he would write dedications.... invariably with the purpose of spreading the word about Futurism. Carlo Carrà

Futurism attracted me and made me better, gave me a new strength, showed me new fields and possibilities. Fortunato Depero

One of the advantages of being in the futurism business is that by the time your readers are able to find fault with your forecasts, it is too late for them to ask for their money back. Ray Kurzweil

.. [to gather] under a new banner.... [that the poets of yesterday's Futurism ] change the means of battle with thought, content, and logic.... advance Alogism after Futurism. Kazimir Malevich

At my arrival [in Paris], Fauvism. Cubism, and Futurism were in full swing. There was in the air the glamour of a battle, the holy battle raging for the assertion of a new truth. My youth plunged full in it. Joseph Stella

Close letter words and terms

futureworld futurey futurise futurist futuristic futuristic era