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retrofuturistic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɹəʊˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪstɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past; resembling an outdated vision of the future.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: retrofuturist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From retro- (prefix meaning ‘relating to an earlier time’) + futuristic.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: retrofuturistinen — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past
  • Georgian: რეტროფუტურისტული (reṭropuṭurisṭuli) — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past
  • German: retrofuturistisch — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past
  • Polish: retrofuturystyczny — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past
  • Portuguese: retrofuturista — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past
  • Spanish: retrofuturista — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past
  • Swedish: retrofuturistisk — of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past