| n. | 1. | The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor, especially in literary and artistic work, usually characterized by new ideas and experimental techniques. |
| a. | 1. | Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the avant-garde. |
| 2. | Characterized by the use of experimental techniques; modern; daring; radical. |
| Noun | 1. | avant-garde - any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) |
| Adj. | 1. | avant-garde - radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" Synonyms: daring |