neoclassic

ne·o·clas·si·cism

also Ne·o·clas·si·cism  (nē′ō-klăs′ĭ-sĭz′əm)

n.

1. A revival of classical aesthetics and forms, especially:

a. A revival in literature in the late 1600s and 1700s, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, and restraint.

b. A revival in the 1700s and 1800s in architecture and art, especially in the decorative arts, characterized by order, symmetry, and simplicity of style.

c. A movement in music lasting roughly from 1915 to 1940 that sought to avoid subjective emotionalism and to return to the style of the pre-Romantic composers.

2. Any of various intellectual movements that embrace a set of traditional principles regarded as fundamental or authoritative.

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ne′o·clas′sic, ne′o·clas′si·cal adj.

ne′o·clas′si·cist n.

ne•o•clas•sic

(ˌni oʊˈklæs ɪk)

also ne`o•clas′si•cal,

adj.

(sometimes cap.) of, pertaining to, or designating a revival or adaptation of classical styles, principles, etc., as in art, literature, music, or architecture.

[1875–80]

ne`o•clas′si•cism (-əˌsɪz əm) n.

ne`o•clas′si•cist, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

neoclassic - characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style neoclassical classical, classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery"

Translations

néoclassique