[pohst-mod-ern] 
| 1. | noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture. |
| 2. | extremely modern; cutting-edge: postmodern kids who grew up on MTV. |
| post·mod·ern (pōst-mŏd'ərn) adj. Of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes: "It [a roadhouse]is so architecturally interesting . . . with its postmodern wooden booths and sculptural clock" (Ruth Reichl). post·mod'ern·ism n., post·mod'ern·ist adj. & n. |
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