avant-garde

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: vanguardvannew wavedaring

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)Synonyms: vanguardvannew wave

Adjective (1)

  1. radically new or original“an avant-garde theater piece”Synonyms: daring
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

avant-garde \a*vant`-garde"\ ([.a]*v[aum]nt"-g[aum]rd`), a.

1.Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the avant-garde. [PJC]

2.Characterized by the use of experimental techniques; modern; daring; radical. [PJC]

avant-garde \a*vant`-garde"\ ([.a]*v[aum]nt"-g[aum]rd`), n. [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant-garde. See Avaunt.] The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor, especially in literary and artistic work, usually characterized by new ideas and experimental techniques. [PJC]
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