vorticism

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noun

A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.

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Meanings

nounvorticism (countable and uncountable, plural vorticisms)

plural vorticisms

  1. countableuncountableA short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.

    Much noise has been made by Vorticism, Futurism, Cubism, Vertiginism.

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

Origin

From vortex + -ism, attributed to Ezra Pound.

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vorticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vorticism

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“vorticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vorticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vorticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vorticism.

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