Postmodern is used to describe something or someone that is influenced by postmodernism.
...postmodern architecture.
postmodern in British English
(pəʊstˈmɒdən)
adjective
(in the arts, architecture, etc) characteristic of a style and school of thought that rejects the dogma and practices of any form of modernism; in architecture, contrasting with international modernism and featuring elements from several periods, esp the Classical, often with ironic use of decoration
Derived forms
postmodernism (postˈmoderˌnism)
noun
postmodernist (postˈmodernist)
noun, adjective
postmodern in American English
(ˌpoʊstˈmɑdərn)
adjective
1.
coming after, and usually in reaction to, modernism in the 20th century, esp. in the arts and literature; specif., of or relating to a diffuse cultural and artistic trend or movement, esp. in art, architecture, and writing, since the 1950s, characterizedby eclecticism in style and content, freedom from strict theoretical constraints, indifference to social concerns, etc.
2.
designating or of various theories used widely in criticism and interpretation, which question or reject claims of absolute certainty, objective truth, and, as in language or works of art, intrinsic meaning, regarding such claims instead as assertions of privilege, political power, etc.
Derived forms
postmodernism (ˌpostˈmodernˌism)
noun
postmodernist (ˌpostˈmodernist)
adjective, noun
Examples of 'postmodern' in a sentence
postmodern
For we live, musically, in a genuinely postmodern world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For we live, musically, in a genuinely postmodern world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are now in the postmodern era.
Christianity Today (2000)
Too much postmodern irony can destroy a brand.
David Boyle AUTHENTICITY: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life (2003)
Now postmodern irony runs riot in the hedgerows.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Five years ago she'd have pulled it off as retro glamour or postmodern irony.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Could this be postmodern irony 's first trip to the darts?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It seems not - perhaps moral conviction is too risqué in a postmodern world.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In this postmodern world, all of us live lives that are a collection of fragments.
Larson, Reed & Richards, Maryse H. Divergent Realities: the Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents (1994)
We live in a postmodern world, a dangerous world.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In the era of postmodern literature, his book provided refreshing evidence of the popular appetite for the oldfashioned narrative.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I don't particularly care for postmodern architecture.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Now, with postmodern irony, the site is a sewerage works.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This building, which houses an art museum, is a striking example of postmodern architecture.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
They inevitably exert a powerful influence over the transitional realm used by people, especially women, in postmodern mass culture.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
In other languages
postmodern
British English: post-modern ADJECTIVE
Post-modern is used to describe something or someone that mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society.