modernismo

Italian

Etymology

From moderno +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.derˈniz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: mo‧der‧nì‧smo

Noun

modernismo m (plural modernismi)

1. modernism (any of several styles of art that flourished in the 20th century)

Related terms

• modernista
• modernistico

Portuguese

Etymology

From moderno +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deʁˈniz.mu/ [mo.deɦˈniz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deʁˈniz.mu/ [mo.deɦˈniz.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mo.deɾˈniz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mo.deʁˈniʒ.mu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /mo.deɻˈniz.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deʁˈniz.mo/ [mo.deɦˈniz.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.dɨɾˈniʒ.mu/ [mu.ðɨɾˈniʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: mo‧der‧nis‧mo

Noun

modernismo m (plural modernismos)

1. modernism (any of several styles of art that flourished in the 20th century)

Related terms

• modernista

Further reading

• “modernismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “modernismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From moderno +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /modeɾˈnismo/ [mo.ð̞eɾˈniz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: mo‧der‧nis‧mo

Noun

modernismo m (plural modernismos)

1. modernism (any of several styles of art that flourished in the 20th century)

Related terms

• modernista

Further reading

• “modernismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025