Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futurism

/ˈfjuːt͡ʃəɹɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: fu-tur-ism
IPA: /ˈfjuːt͡ʃəɹɪzəm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study and prediction of possible futures.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Suffice it to say that Futurism has a gratifying dislike both of Liberal politics and Christian morals; I say gratifying because, however unfortunately the cross and the cap of liberty have quarrelled, they are always united in the feeble hatred of such silly megalomaniacs as these. […"

Etymology

Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English futurism From future + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

futurisms (plural)

Derived Forms

Africanfuturism Afrofuturism futurist neofuturism retrofuturism

Phrases

cassette futurism cubo-futurism moral futurism retro-futurism techno-futurism Y2K futurism

Frequently Paired Words

historicism preterism

Synonyms

futurology

Questions

How do you pronounce futurism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfjuːt͡ʃəɹɪzəm/.
What does futurism mean?: An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.
Where does futurism come from?: Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English futurism From future + -ism.

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