Definitions for avant-garde

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Spelling: [uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French

IPA: /əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-; French a vɑ̃ˈgard/

Avant-Garde is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 430 anagrams from letters in avant-garde (-aaadegnrtv).

Definitions for avant-garde

noun

1. the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
2. the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.

adjective

1. of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material.
2. belonging to the avant-garde:
3. unorthodox or daring; radical.
4. of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material.
5. belonging to the avant-garde:
6. unorthodox or daring; radical.

Origin of avant-garde

1475-85; in sense “vanguard”; French: literally, fore-guard. See vanguard

Examples for avant-garde

It was definitely the heart of not just the American avant-garde but the leading edge of all Western art.

Symbolizing CSM as a “creativity birth place,” 1Granary took an avant-garde approach towards the creation to life.

The staples of the avant-garde are in the fray: Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck.

Reading the avant-garde stuff of nowadays, usually the contrast is merely grotesque, still I keep finding parallels.

She veers towards the avant-garde, using metal-powder deformed silicone piercings as textural embellishment and digital printers.

Unlike elsewhere in Eastern Europe, there has been no experimental or avant-garde theater in Bulgaria.

She got possession of the kiln, as usual, and the ass was sent to graze on the green; but Mary was only the avant-garde.

According to Pozdorovkin, they all shared a love of punk rock and avant-garde art.

From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends.

The avant-garde of 500 regulars and 400 provincials, commanded by Lieut.-Col.

It was definitely the heart of not just the American avant-garde but the leading edge of all Western art.

Symbolizing CSM as a “creativity birth place,” 1Granary took an avant-garde approach towards the creation to life.

The staples of the avant-garde are in the fray: Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck.

Reading the avant-garde stuff of nowadays, usually the contrast is merely grotesque, still I keep finding parallels.

She veers towards the avant-garde, using metal-powder deformed silicone piercings as textural embellishment and digital printers.

Unlike elsewhere in Eastern Europe, there has been no experimental or avant-garde theater in Bulgaria.

She got possession of the kiln, as usual, and the ass was sent to graze on the green; but Mary was only the avant-garde.

According to Pozdorovkin, they all shared a love of punk rock and avant-garde art.

From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends.

The avant-garde of 500 regulars and 400 provincials, commanded by Lieut.-Col.