modernism

nouns

genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
modernism
is derived from
modernistic
is derived from
modernist
is a type of (narrower)
a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
genre
the quality of being current or of the present
"a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village"
contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, modernism, modernity, modernness
is derived from
modernistic
practices typical of contemporary life or thought
modernism
is derived from
modernistic
is a type of (narrower)
a customary way of operation or behavior
"it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
pattern, practice