n. [ Cf. F. moderniste. ] 1. One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An advocate of the teaching of modern subjects, as modern languages, in preference to the ancient classics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
adj. Conspicuously (sometimes outrageously) modern in style or appearance; as, shiny tables in modernistic design. [ WordNet 1.5 ]