English adjective: avant-garde | |||
| 1. | avant-garde radically new or original | ||
| Samples | An avant-garde theater piece. | ||
| Synonyms | daring | ||
| Similar | original | ||
| Antonyms | unoriginal | ||
English noun: avant-garde | |||
| 1. | avant-garde (group) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) | ||
| Synonyms | new wave, van, vanguard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | art movement, artistic movement | ||