Avant-Garde
[ah-vant-GARD]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: French, early 20th century
1.
Favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.
Examples of Avant-Garde in a sentence
"The student art show was sure to include many avant-garde pieces."
"The fashion show was a little too avant-garde for my tastes."
About Avant-Garde
Avant-garde is used as an adjective to describe something unusual or experimental. It can also be used as a noun to refer to certain out-there ideas, or the people introducing them. You might meet the avant-garde at an avant-garde art gallery.
Did you Know?
The adjective "avant-garde" — commonly used to refer to the arts — can also describe cultural change. Social change and shifting values can be considered avant-garde in one decade, then accepted as the norm in the next.
