neomodern
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a "new simplicity" in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism.
Example Sentences
- "Under Hartmut Warkuss, its design director until 2003, Volkswagen styling celebrated its Teutonic origins and the spare modernist tradition expressed in Braun radios and coffee makers, reference points for the neomodern simplicity of the iPod. Freeman Thomas and J Mays, now both with Ford, worked under Mr. Warkuss."
Etymology
From neo- + modern.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more neomodern (comparative)
most neomodern (superlative)