Beaux-Arts

[ boh-zahr; French boh-zar ]

/ boʊˈzɑr; French boʊˈzar /

adjective

noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space.

resembling the architecture, architectural precepts, or teaching methods of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris: often used in a pejorative sense to designate excessive formalism disregarding considerations of structural truth, advanced aesthetic theory, rational planning, or economy.

plural noun

(lowercase) the fine arts, as painting or music.

Origin of Beaux-Arts

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby Beaux-Arts

beauty strip, beauty therapist, Beauvais, Beauvoir, beaux, Beaux-Arts, beaux-esprits, beaver, beaverboard, Beaverbrook, beaver cloth

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Example sentences from the Web for Beaux-Arts

Drawing had been his first devotion, but he shifts to photography when he enters the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Must-Reads: 'The Fat Years,' 'Drifting House,' and 'The Map and the Territory'|Isaac Stone Fish, Anna Clark, Cameron Martin|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Until then the house had been temporarily under the direction of the Beaux-Arts.
My Recollections|Jules Massenet
No. 160 was the restaurant now razed where Thackeray, when a young student at the Beaux-Arts, took his meals.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
He escaped early from the cole des Beaux-Arts, and, of course, came under the influence of Courbet.
Since Czanne|Clive Bell

The whole property was taken over later by the Beaux-Arts under State protection for conservation.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
So are made the belles-lettres and the beaux-arts and their professors.
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience|Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for Beaux-Arts

beaux-arts

/ (bəʊˈzɑː) /

pl n

another word for fine art

(modifier) relating to the classical decorative style, esp that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Parisbeaux-arts influences

Word Origin for beaux-arts

C19: French, literally: fine arts

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	beaux-arts
释义	Beaux-Arts [ boh-zahr; French boh-zar ] / boʊˈzɑr; French boʊˈzar / adjective noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space. resembling the architecture, architectural precepts, or teaching methods of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris: often used in a pejorative sense to designate excessive formalism disregarding considerations of structural truth, advanced aesthetic theory, rational planning, or economy. plural noun (lowercase) the fine arts, as painting or music. Origin of Beaux-Arts First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby Beaux-Arts beauty strip, beauty therapist, Beauvais, Beauvoir, beaux, Beaux-Arts, beaux-esprits, beaver, beaverboard, Beaverbrook, beaver cloth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Beaux-Arts Drawing had been his first devotion, but he shifts to photography when he enters the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Must-Reads: 'The Fat Years,' 'Drifting House,' and 'The Map and the Territory'\|Isaac Stone Fish, Anna Clark, Cameron Martin\|January 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Until then the house had been temporarily under the direction of the Beaux-Arts. My Recollections\|Jules Massenet No. 160 was the restaurant now razed where Thackeray, when a young student at the Beaux-Arts, took his meals. Historic Paris\|Jetta S. Wolff He escaped early from the cole des Beaux-Arts, and, of course, came under the influence of Courbet. Since Czanne\|Clive Bell The whole property was taken over later by the Beaux-Arts under State protection for conservation. Historic Paris\|Jetta S. Wolff So are made the belles-lettres and the beaux-arts and their professors. Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience\|Henry David Thoreau British Dictionary definitions for Beaux-Arts beaux-arts / (bəʊˈzɑː) / pl n another word for fine art (modifier) relating to the classical decorative style, esp that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Parisbeaux-arts influences Word Origin for beaux-arts C19: French, literally: fine arts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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