new wave
See also: new-wave and New Wave
English
Adjective
new wave (comparative more new wave, superlative most new wave)
- Representing the latest and most advanced style.
- Synonyms: trendy, faddish
Noun
new wave (uncountable)
- (music) An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.
- 1981, “Kids in America”, performed by Kim Wilde:
- New York to east California / There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
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Derived terms
- new-wave
- new waver
- no wave
Further reading
New wave music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Alternative forms
- new-wave
Etymology
Borrowed from English new wave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nju.wɛv/
Noun
new wave m (uncountable)
- (relational) New wave (music genre)