beaux arts

beaux art

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohz ahrt]
- /boʊz ɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohz ahrt]
- /boʊz ɑrt/

Definitions of beaux arts words

adjective beaux arts 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. 1
adjective beaux arts 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. 1
noun beaux arts 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. 0

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Origin of beaux arts

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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beaux arts popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for beaux arts

noun beaux arts

ceramics — the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc
design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
drawing — an act of drawing.
painting — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
sculpture — the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.

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