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- [uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French a-vahn-gard]
- /ˈä-ˌvän(t), ˈa-, -ˌvȯn(t), -ˌvōⁿ gɑːd/
- /ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French a-vahn-gard]
- /ˈä-ˌvän(t), ˈa-, -ˌvȯn(t), -ˌvōⁿ gɑːd/
Definitions of avant-garde word
- adjective avant-garde Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental. 3
- adjective avant-garde Avant-garde is also a noun. 3
- singular noun avant-garde You can refer to the artists, writers, and musicians who introduce new and very modern ideas as the avant-garde. 3
- noun avant-garde those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose techniques and ideas are markedly experimental or in advance of those generally accepted 3
- adjective avant-garde of such artists, etc, their ideas, or techniques 3
- adjective avant-garde radical; daring 3
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Origin of avant-garde
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; in sense “vanguard”; < French: literally, fore-guard. See vanguard
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Parts of speech for Avant-garde
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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avant-garde popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for avant-garde
adj avant-garde
- hip — hypochondria.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
Antonyms for avant-garde
adj avant-garde
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
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