noun · rare

avant-garde

avant-garde · avant-gardes

авангард

авангард, авангардисты

Vorreiter, Avantgarde, Pioniere, Vorhut

Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in…Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

UK/æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/US/ˌɑˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/

Meaning

2 senses

Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
Avantgarde, Vorhut, Vorreiter
аванга́рдavangárd, авангарди́стыavangardísty
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
(obsolete)The vanguard of an army or other force.
Vorhut
аванга́рдavangárd, головно́й отря́дgolovnój otrjád, передово́й отря́дperedovój otrjád

Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

(obsolete) the vanguard of an army or other force:

group of people promoting new concepts:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

(obsolete) the vanguard of an army or other force:

group of people promoting new concepts:

Origin

From Middle English advaunte-garde, avauntgard, from Old French avangarde, avant-garde, av

From Middle English advaunte-garde, avauntgard, from Old French avangarde, avant-garde, avantgarde, from avant (“before; in front”) + garde (“guard”). Doublet of vanguard and vaward

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Forms

plural: avant-gardes

Singular	avant-garde
Plural	avant-gardes

regular

avantgardealternative

Synonyms

4 synonyms

remnant vanguard

Close in meaning

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts):vanguard van new wave

Antonyms

1 antonyms

arrière-garde