Avant-gardism
the att-tudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
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- Avantgarde
the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods. of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material. belonging to the avant-garde: an avant-garde composer. unorthodox or daring; radical. noun those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose […]
- Avantist
noun short for avant-gardist see avant-gardist
- Avar
a member of a people, probably originating in asia, who settled in dacia a.d. c555, later occupied pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern europe before their decline in the 9th century. historical examples the avar chief was dry in his manner to strangers; and who can wonder at it? dariel r. d. […]
- Avarice
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and h–rd wealth. contemporary examples i am writing it,” she tells us, “and i spill it all out on my lap like very money, like riches, beyond the dreams of avarice. must reads allen barra, lucy scholes, kevin canfield, jane ciabattari october 2, 2011 it was […]
- Avariciously
characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous. historical examples her eyes gleamed out at him expectantly, avariciously, with some suspicion, too. the prisoner alice brown the man took it, eyed it avariciously and stuffed it into a pocket. jack harvey’s adventures ruel perley smith and if it be avariciously asked, “how much must i give him?” the […]