dadaism

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UK/ˈdɑːdɑːɹɪzəm/US/ˈdɑːdɑːɪzəm/

noun

The cultural movement of Dada.

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dada
OriginFrench dadaïsme →
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Meanings

dadaism1

noundadaism (countable and uncountable, plural dadaisms)

plural dadaisms

  1. countableuncountableThe cultural movement of Dada.

    What is Dadaism? Its official organ, published at Zurich, tells us, mystifyingly at first, that “Dada” doesn't mean anything.

    1919 March 30, “The Dadas”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Dadaism2

nounDadaism (countable and uncountable, plural Dadaisms)

plural Dadaisms

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of dadaism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty

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dada
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artistic movementart movement
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dada

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdada
  2. Frenchdadaïsme
  3. Englishdadaism

Borrowed from French dadaïsme.

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Translations

Afrikaans dadaïsme
  • dadaïsmecultural movement — see also Dada
Catalan dadaisme, dadà
  • dadaismecultural movement — see also Dada
  • dadàcultural movement — see also Dada
Dutch dadaïsme
  • dadaïsmecultural movement — see also Dada
Esperanto dadaismo
  • dadaismocultural movement — see also Dada
Estonian dadaism
  • dadaismcultural movement — see also Dada
Finnish dadaismi
  • dadaismicultural movement — see also Dada
French dadaïsme
  • dadaïsmecultural movement — see also Dada
German Dadaismus
  • Dadaismuscultural movement — see also Dada
Greek ντανταϊσμός
  • ντανταϊσμός (ntantaïsmós)cultural movement — see also Dada
Hebrew דאדאיזם
  • דאדאיזם (dadaízm)cultural movement — see also Dada
Indonesian dadaisme
  • dadaismecultural movement — see also Dada
Italian dadaismo
  • dadaismocultural movement — see also Dada
Japanese ダダイスム
  • ダダイスム (dadaisumu)cultural movement — see also Dada
Korean 다다이즘
  • 다다이즘 (dadaijeum)cultural movement — see also Dada
Polish dadaizm
  • dadaizmcultural movement — see also Dada
Portuguese dadaísmo
  • dadaísmocultural movement — see also Dada
Romanian dadaism
  • dadaismcultural movement — see also Dada
Russian дадаи́зм
  • дадаи́зм (dadaízm)cultural movement — see also Dada
Spanish dadaísmo
  • dadaísmocultural movement — see also Dada
Swedish dadaism
  • dadaismcultural movement — see also Dada
Turkish dadaizm
  • dadaizmcultural movement — see also Dada
Ukrainian дадаї́зм
  • дадаї́зм (dadajízm)cultural movement — see also Dada
Cite this entry
APA

dadaism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadaism

MLA

“dadaism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadaism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dadaism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadaism.

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