Modern Wall Art For Living Room

Modern

As adjective

of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote:modern city life

characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete:modern viewpoints

of or relating to the historical period following the Middle Ages:modern European history

of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc

, that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility

(initial capital letter) new (def )

Typography

noting or descriptive of a font of numerals in which the body aligns on the baseline, as

Compare old style (def )

As noun

a person of modern times

a person whose views and tastes are modern

Printing

a type style differentiated from old style by heavy vertical strokes and straight serifs

Wall

As noun

any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc

: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc

Usually, walls

a rampart raised for defensive purposes

an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc

, suggesting a wall:a wall of prejudice

a wall-like, enclosing part, thing, mass, etc

:a wall of fire; a wall of troops

an embankment to prevent flooding, as a levee or sea wall

the outermost film or layer of structural material protecting, surrounding, and defining the physical limits of an object:the wall of a blood cell

Soccer

a line of defenders standing shoulder to shoulder in an attempt to block a free kick with their bodies

Mining

the side of a level or drift

the overhanging or underlying side of a vein; a hanging wall or footwall

As adjective

of or relating to a wall:wall space

growing against or on a wall:wall plants; wall cress

situated, placed, or installed in or on a wall:wall oven; a wall safe

As verb (used with object)

to enclose, shut off, divide, protect, border, etc

, with or as if with a wall (often followed by in or off):to wall the yard; to wall in the play area; He is walled in by lack of opportunity

to seal or fill (a doorway or other opening) with a wall:to wall an unused entrance

to seal or entomb (something or someone) within a wall (usually followed by up):The workmen had walled up the cat quite by mistake

As Idioms

climb (the) walls, Slang

to become tense or frantic:climbing the walls with boredom

drive / push to the wall, to force into a desperate situation; humiliate or ruin completely:Not content with merely winning the match, they used every opportunity to push the inferior team to the wall

go over the wall, Slang

to break out of prison:Roadblocks have been set up in an effort to capture several convicts who went over the wall

go to the wall, to be defeated in a conflict or competition; yield

to fail in business, especially to become bankrupt

to be put aside or forgotten

to take an extreme and determined position or measure: I'd go to the wall to stop him from resigning

hit the wall, (of long-distance runners) to reach a point in a race, usually after miles, when the body's fuels are virtually depleted and willpower becomes crucial to be able to finish

off the wall, Slang

beyond the realm of acceptability or reasonableness: The figure you quoted for doing the work is off the wall

markedly out of the ordinary; eccentric; bizarre: Some of the clothes in the fashion show were too off the wall for the average customer

up against the wall, placed against a wall to be executed by a firing squad

in a crucial or critical position, especially one in which defeat or failure seems imminent: Unless sales improve next month, the company will be up against the wall

up the wall, Slang

into an acutely frantic, frustrated, or irritated state:The constant tension in the office is driving everyone up the wall

Art

As noun

the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance

the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings: a museum of art;an art collection

See also fine art, commercial art

a field, genre, or category of art:Dance is an art

the fine arts collectively, often excluding architecture:art and architecture

any field using the skills or techniques of art: advertising art;industrial art

a branch of learning or university study, especially one of the fine arts or the humanities, as music, philosophy, or literature: She was adept at the arts of music and painting;I've always felt an affinity towards the visual arts, though I studied art of philosophy

arts

(used with a singular verb) the humanities, as distinguished from the sciences and technical fields: a college of arts and sciences

(used with a plural verb) liberal arts: Faculty of Arts

skill in conducting any human activity: a master at the art of conversation;From my mother, I learned the art of perfectly cooked pasta

Synonyms: knack, facility, technical skill, skillfulness, know-how

the principles or methods governing any craft or branch of learning: the art of baking;

the art of selling

Synonyms: craft, technique, skill; procedure, method, way; fine points, subtleties

the craft, trade, or profession using these principles or methods

See also term of art

skilled workmanship, execution, or agency, as distinguished from nature

trickery; cunning:glib and devious art

Synonyms: craftiness, guile, slyness, wiliness, artfulness, intrigue, machination, scheming

studied action; artificiality in behavior

Synonyms: deceit, deception, duplicity, imposture, falsehood

Antonyms: frankness, candor, openness, artlessness, ingenuousness, sincerity; truthfulness, honesty

an artifice or artful device:the innumerable arts and wiles of politics

Synonyms: contrivance, scheme, trick, tactic, stratagem, maneuver; subterfuge, ruse, dodge, feint, wile

(in printed matter) illustrative or decorative material:Is there any art with the copy for this story?

Archaic

science, learning, or scholarship

As Verb phrases

art up, to improve the aesthetic quality of (something) through some form of art: This dress is so plain, it could use some arting up

I had an interior designer art up my apartment

For

As preposition

with the object or purpose of:to run for exercise

intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army;a closet for dishes

suiting the purposes or needs of:medicine for the aged

in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony;to work for wages

(used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained):O, for a cold drink!

sensitive or responsive to:an eye for beauty

desirous of: a longing for something;a taste for fancy clothes

in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar;to be thanked for one's efforts

appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation;clothes for winter

with regard or respect to: pressed for time;too warm for April

during the continuance of:for a long time

in favor of; on the side of:to be for honest government

in place of; instead of:a substitute for butter

in the interest of; on behalf of:to act for a client

in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow;money for goods

in punishment of:payment for the crime

in honor of:to give a dinner for a person

with the purpose of reaching:to start for London

contributive to:for the advantage of everybody

in order to save:to flee for one's life

in order to become:to train recruits for soldiers

in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon;That's for you to decide

such as to allow of or to require:too many for separate mention

such as results in:his reason for going

as affecting the interests or circumstances of:bad for one's health

in proportion or with reference to:He is tall for his age

in the character of; as being:to know a thing for a fact

by reason of; because of: to shout for joy;a city famed for its beauty

in spite of:He's a decent guy for all that

to the extent or amount of:to walk for a mile

(used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase):It's time for me to go

(used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts):The batter was for in the game

As conjunction

seeing that; since

because

As Idioms

for it, British

in (def )

Living

As adjective

having life; being alive; not dead:living persons

in actual existence or use; extant:living languages

active or thriving; vigorous; strong:a living faith

burning or glowing, as a coal

flowing freely, as water

pertaining to, suitable for, or sufficient for existence or subsistence:living conditions; a living wage

of or relating to living persons:within living memory

lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative

in its natural state and place; not uprooted, changed, etc

:living rock

Informal

very; absolute (used as an intensifier): You scared the living daylights out of me!He's making her life a living hell

As noun

the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:Living is very expensive these days

the means of maintaining life; livelihood:to earn one's living

a particular manner, state, or status of life:luxurious living

(used with a plural verb) living persons collectively (usually preceded by the):glad to be among the living

British

the benefice of a clergyman

Room

As noun

a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:a dining room

rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building

the persons present in a room:The whole room laughed

space or extent of space occupied by or available for something:The desk takes up too much room

opportunity or scope for something:room for improvement; room for doubt

status or a station in life considered as a place:He fought for room at the top

capacity:Her brain had no room for trivia

Mining

a working area cut between pillars

As verb (used without object)

to occupy a room or rooms; lodge