beaux-arts

US/boʊˈzɑɹ/UK/bəʊˈzɑː/

noun

The fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

OriginFrench beaux-arts →
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Meanings

nounbeaux-arts pl (plural only)

alternative beaux arts

  1. pluralplural onlyThe fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Origin

  1. Frenchbeaux-arts
  2. Englishbeaux-arts

Borrowed from French beaux-arts.

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APA

beaux-arts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaux-arts

MLA

“beaux-arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaux-arts. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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