MODERNIST

modernist

(noun) an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

modernist (not comparable)

Of, or relating to modernism.

Noun

modernist (plural modernists)

A follower or proponent of modernism.

Etymology 2

Adjective

modernist (comparative more modernist, superlative most modernist)

(gastronomy) Pertaining to the culinary arts of molecular gastronomy

Source: Wiktionary


Mod"ern*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. moderniste.]

Definition: One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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