new wave

new wave

n.

1. often New Wave

a. A movement in French cinema in the 1960s, led by directors such as Jean Luc Godard and François Truffaut, that abandoned traditional narrative techniques in favor of greater use of symbolism and abstraction and dealt with themes of social alienation, psychopathology, and sexual love. Also called nouvelle vague.

b. Any of various new movements in cinema, especially one led by a group of experimental filmmakers.

2. An avant-garde or experimental movement, as in the arts.

3. Music A style of rock music popularized in the early 1980s, marked by the use of synthesizers.

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[Translation of French nouvelle vague : nouvelle, new + vague, wave.]

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new wave

n

a movement in art, film-making, politics, etc., that consciously breaks with traditional ideas

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New Wave¹

n

(Performing Arts) the. a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, and characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques Also called Nouvelle Vague

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New Wave²

n

(Music / Pop Music) rock music of the late 1970s, related to punk but more complex: sometimes used to include punk

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	New Wave - an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s Nouvelle Vague art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles
	2.	new wave - any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) avant-garde, van, vanguard art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles

Translations

new wave n → new wave f inv

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new wave n → new wave f inv