🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Futurismus

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Futurismus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
futurism/ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Futurismus verherrlichte die Technologie und die Geschwindigkeit."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An early 20th-century artistic and social movement that emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, and the industrial future.

    "Italian futurism celebrated the beauty of the modern machine age."
  2. 2

    The forecasting or prediction of future events, especially on the basis of current trends.

    "Corporate futurism helps companies prepare for upcoming technological disruptions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the early 20th century, derived from Latin 'futurus' (future) combined with the English suffix '-ism', originally popularized by the Italian art movement initiated by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909.

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