art nouveau

proper noun

A decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants.

OriginFrench art nouveau →
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Meanings

art nouveau1

nounart nouveau (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Art Nouveau.

    Precise herbed-lamb packets amid art nouveau swirls of asparagus noodles, a lacy tuile that adds a peekaboo seductivity to potato gnocchi — [Anthony] Martin’s presentations are bold and beautiful, yet his flavor pairings are almost maddeningly subtle, driving overanalytical foodies to despair.

    2011 January 13, Phil Vettel, “Chef of the Year: Anthomy Martin”, in Chicago Tribune, 164th year, number 13, section 5, page 4

Art Nouveau2

proper nounArt Nouveau (uncountable)

alternative art nouveau

  1. uncountableA decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants.

Origin

  1. Frenchart nouveau
  2. EnglishArt Nouveau

Unadapted borrowing from French art nouveau (literally “new art”).

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Translations

Catalan modernisme
  • modernismestyle of art and architecture
Chinese Mandarin 新艺术运动
  • 新艺术运动style of art and architecture
Czech secese
  • secesestyle of art and architecture
Danish jugendstil
  • jugendstilstyle of art and architecture
Dutch art nouveau, jugendstil
  • art nouveaustyle of art and architecture
  • jugendstilstyle of art and architecture
Finnish jugend
  • jugendstyle of art and architecture
French Art nouveau, modern-style
  • Art nouveaustyle of art and architecture
  • modern-stylestyle of art and architecture
  • modern stylestyle of art and architecture
  • style nouillestyle of art and architecture
  • style 1900style of art and architecture
German Jugendstil
  • Jugendstilstyle of art and architecture
Hungarian szecesszió
  • szecesszióstyle of art and architecture
Indonesian seni baru
  • seni barustyle of art and architecture
Japanese アール・ヌーヴォー
  • アール・ヌーヴォー (āru nūvō)style of art and architecture
Malay art nouveau
  • art nouveaustyle of art and architecture
Norwegian Bokmål jugendstil
  • jugendstilstyle of art and architecture
Polish secesja
  • secesjastyle of art and architecture
Portuguese art nouveau
  • art nouveaustyle of art and architecture
Romanian artă nouă
  • artă nouăstyle of art and architecture
Russian ар-нуво́
  • ар-нуво́ (ar-nuvó)style of art and architecture
Cite this entry
APA

art nouveau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20nouveau

MLA

“art nouveau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20nouveau. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “art nouveau,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20nouveau.

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