moderne

[ moh-dairn, muh- ]

adjective

1. pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
2. (often initial capital letter) of or noting a style of decorative art and architecture of the 1930s and 1940s that was influenced by streamlined industrial design of airplanes, ships, and cars: usually considered to be a later development of art deco.

moderne

/ məˈdɛən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the style of architecture and design, prevalent in Europe and the US in the late 1920s and 1930s, typified by the use of straight lines, tubular chromed steel frames, contrasting inlaid woods, etc Compare Art Deco

Word History and Origins

Origin of moderne¹

< French: modern

Example Sentences

This “art moderne” art museum was constructed to the designs of Bebb & Gould to replace a band pavilion in Volunteer Park.

From Seattle Times

Built in 1932, the moderne bridge suffered from what engineers called “concrete cancer,” continually disintegrating due to a chemical reaction, and had to be replaced.

From Los Angeles Times

But after the stock market crash of 1929, a more sober, streamlined version called art moderne grew to have a much bigger following in America because it was accessible to everyone.

From Washington Post

Punctuating the rustic landscape were unexpected flashes of modernity — a white cube, a terra cotta wave of arches, a celestial-looking Grecian moderne edifice — that housed the wineries.

From Washington Post

Like the latter, Brockwell also has its own streamline moderne lido, making it look like the backdrop for an episode of Poirot, though the only death here is of one’s own stress.

From The Guardian