futurism
noun
fu·tur·ism
ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm 
1
: a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes
2
: a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present
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Rabanne perfectly anticipated the upcoming obsession with all things retro-futurism and inspired a wave of designers to release their own takes.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Beyoncé went from disco-diva futurism on Renaissance to cowboy boots on Cowboy Carter without blinking.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
A lot of this stuff follows the same thread, often steeped in vintage synth drones, whirrs, and buzzes that evoke the turn-of-the-Eighties sci-fi futurism the first TRON movie embodied back in 1982.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Retro-future Speaking of seductive simplicity, the retro-futurism of SimCity 2000's look and feel is still compelling after all this time.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Beyoncé went from disco-diva futurism on Renaissance to cowboy boots on Cowboy Carter without blinking.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
A lot of this stuff follows the same thread, often steeped in vintage synth drones, whirrs, and buzzes that evoke the turn-of-the-Eighties sci-fi futurism the first TRON movie embodied back in 1982.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Retro-future Speaking of seductive simplicity, the retro-futurism of SimCity 2000's look and feel is still compelling after all this time.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for futurism
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“Futurism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurism. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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