Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: new wave
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several movements in music and film which are or were considered cutting edge.

Uncountable

adj

Representing the latest and most advanced style.

noun

An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That girl is pretty wild now / The girl's a super freak / The kind of girl you read about / In new wave magazines"
"New York to east California / There's a new wave coming, I warn ya"

Etymology

Calque of French Nouvelle Vague.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more new wave (comparative) most new wave (superlative)

Phrases

new-wave new waver new-wavish no wave

Synonyms

new wave trendy faddish avant-garde vanguard van nouvelle vague

Questions

What does new wave mean?: Any of several movements in music and film which are or were considered cutting edge.
Where does new wave come from?: Calque of French Nouvelle Vague.

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