futurism

[ fyoo-chuh-riz-uh m ]
/ ˈfyu tʃəˌrɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.
(often initial capital letter) a style of art, literature, music, etc., and a theory of art and life in which violence, power, speed, mechanization or machines, and hostility to the past or to traditional forms of expression were advocated or portrayed.

Origin of futurism

From the Italian word futurismo, dating back to 1905–10. See future, -ism

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British Dictionary definitions for futurism

futurism
/ (ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

an artistic movement that arose in Italy in 1909 to replace traditional aesthetic values with the characteristics of the machine age

Derived forms of futurism

futurist, noun, adjective