Meaning of postmodernism | Babel Free
pəʊstˈmɑdɚnɪzəmDefinitions
- Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.
- An attitude of skepticism or irony toward modernist ideologies, often questioning the assumptions of Enlightenment rationality and rejecting the idea of objective truth.
Equivalents
Gaeilge
iarnua-aoiseachas
हिन्दी
उत्तर-आधुनिकतावाद
Magyar
posztmodern
Հայերեն
պոստմոդեռնիզմ
Bahasa Indonesia
posmodernisme
Íslenska
póstmódernismi
Italiano
postmodernismo
Қазақша
постмодернизм
한국어
포스트모더니즘
Македонски
постмодернизам
Nederlands
postmodernisme
Polski
postmodernizm
Português
pós-modernismo
Русский
постмодернизм
Svenska
postmodernism
Türkçe
postmodernizm
Українська
постмодернізм
Examples
“The most famous definition of postmodernism is Lyotard's: “I define⟳ postmodern as incredulity towards metanarratives.” […] To accept⟳ Lyotard's definition of postmodernism is to accept⟳ the premise that postmodernism is the first movement since the Enlightenment to think⟳ critically about such narratives.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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