| Noun | 1. | modernism - genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genresgenre - a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique | |
| 2. | modernism - the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" | |
| 3. | modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thoughtpractice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" | |