art nouveau

English

Wikipedia

Hôtel Verlaine in Liège, Belgium, an example of a building designed in an art nouveau style

Etymology

Borrowing from French art nouveau (literally “new art”).

Alternative forms

• Art Nouveau

Noun

art nouveau (uncountable)

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

Translations

style of art and architecture

• Catalan: modernsime (ca) m
• Czech: secese (cs) f
• French: Art nouveau (fr), modern-style (fr) m, modern style (fr) m, style nouille (fr) m, style 1900 (fr)

• Hungarian: szecesszió (hu)
• Jèrriais: Art Nouvé m