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Webster 1913 Edition

Modernist

Mod′ern-ist

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

moderniste

.]

1.

One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.

Webster 1828 Edition

Modernist

MOD'ERNIST

,

Noun.

One who admires the moderns.

Definition 2025

modernist

modernist

English

Adjective

modernist ‎(not comparable)

Of, or relating to modernism.

Translations

relating to modernism

Asturian: modernista
Catalan: modernista
Chinese:
Mandarin: 後現代主義的 (zh), 后现代主义的 (zh) ‎(xiàndàizhǔyì de)
Dutch: modernistisch
Esperanto: modernisma
Finnish: modernistinen (fi)

French: moderniste (fr)
Galician: modernista
Greek: μοντερνιστικός (el) ‎(monternistikós), νεωτερικός (el) m ‎(neoterikós)
Norman: modèrniste
Spanish: modernista (es)
Yiddish: מאָדערניסטיש ‎(modernistish)

Noun

modernist ‎(plural modernists)

A follower or proponent of modernism.

Translations

follower of modernism

Asturian: modernista m, f
Catalan: modernista m, f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 現代主義者, 现代主义者 ‎(xiàndàizhǔyìzhě)
Finnish: modernisti (fi)
French: moderniste (fr) m, f

Galician: modernista m, f
Greek: μοντερνιστής (el) m ‎(monternistís), νεωτεριστής (el) m ‎(neoteristís)
Norman: modèrniste m, f
Spanish: modernista (es) m, f
Yiddish: מאָדערניסט m ‎(modernist)

Derived terms

postmodernist