ALL meanings of art nouveau
art nou·veau
A a - uncountable noun art nouveau Art Nouveau is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1890s. It is characterized by flowing lines and patterns of flowers and leaves. 3
- noun art nouveau a style of art and architecture of the 1890s, characterized by swelling sinuous outlines and stylized natural forms, such as flowers and leaves 3
- noun art nouveau (as modifier) 3
- noun art nouveau a movement in arts and crafts of the late 19th and early 20th cent., characterized by curvilinear designs styled from nature 3
- noun art nouveau a style of fine and applied art current in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized chiefly by curvilinear motifs often derived from natural forms. 1
- noun art nouveau A decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants. 0