French word

avant-gardiste

Pronunciation

IPA/avɑ̃gaʁdist/

Meaning

  • adjectiveavant-garde

Example

Ce designer est avant-gardiste.

This designer is avant-garde.

Illustration for avant-gardiste (avant-garde)

More examples

Il écoute de la musique avant-gardiste.

He listens to avant-garde music.

Core concept

A person or creation that stands at the front of daring new directions in art, style, or thought.

Common phrases

  • mode avant-gardiste

    avant-garde fashion

  • musique avant-gardiste

    avant-garde music

Similar words

nouveau: New because it did not exist before or was made only recently.
original: Marked by unique ideas or a style unlike those of others.
créatif: Imaginative in creating fresh ideas or forms of expression.

Definition in French

Qui propose ou présente des innovations audacieuses dans l'art, la mode ou la pensée.

Word origin

The word combines avant, meaning 'ahead', with garde, 'guard', while -iste forms a noun or adjective for an associated person or quality.

Usage tips

  • French uses avant-gardiste beyond the arts for bold new ideas, but it still suggests a deliberately unconventional style rather than mere modernity.

Other meanings

  • innovativeadjective

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