nouveau
adjective
nou·veau nü-ˈvō 
: newly arrived or developed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The building has a nouveau mid-century flair with neutral tones and a turquoise wall accent. 
Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Even throughout her pregnancy, Potts didn’t go the typical maternity route and instead embraced nouveau pregnancy style à la Rihanna, baring her belly in low-slung pants and tiny T-shirts. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 8 July 2022 In 2016, straight out of Carnegie Mellon drama school, Chanté Adams landed the lead in the Netflix biopic Roxanne Roxanne—and a starring role in the nouveau Black Love classic The Photograph shortly thereafter. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 16 Mar. 2022 Pinot noir-lovers might like to know that Rahn recently made a refreshing nouveau-style pinot for New Seasons Market. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022 From the nouveau-style tempranillo to their late harvest pinot gris, there is never a dull moment at their winery and tasting room in the scenic hills above Amity. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2021 Large open spaces, high ceilings and a nouveau gothic aesthetic serve to enhance the looming presence of an aging building and the spirits which haunt it. Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Nov. 2021 In 1921, movie stardom had upended the traditional social hierarchy, and Arbuckle’s celebrated spending turned into a cautionary tale of nouveau-riche decadence. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021 For nouveau Cajun cuisine, try Café Sydnie Mae, in Breaux Bridge. Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2021 See More
Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Even throughout her pregnancy, Potts didn’t go the typical maternity route and instead embraced nouveau pregnancy style à la Rihanna, baring her belly in low-slung pants and tiny T-shirts. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 8 July 2022 In 2016, straight out of Carnegie Mellon drama school, Chanté Adams landed the lead in the Netflix biopic Roxanne Roxanne—and a starring role in the nouveau Black Love classic The Photograph shortly thereafter. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 16 Mar. 2022 Pinot noir-lovers might like to know that Rahn recently made a refreshing nouveau-style pinot for New Seasons Market. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022 From the nouveau-style tempranillo to their late harvest pinot gris, there is never a dull moment at their winery and tasting room in the scenic hills above Amity. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2021 Large open spaces, high ceilings and a nouveau gothic aesthetic serve to enhance the looming presence of an aging building and the spirits which haunt it. Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Nov. 2021 In 1921, movie stardom had upended the traditional social hierarchy, and Arbuckle’s celebrated spending turned into a cautionary tale of nouveau-riche decadence. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021 For nouveau Cajun cuisine, try Café Sydnie Mae, in Breaux Bridge. Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "new," going back to Middle French (back-formation from the plural nouveaulx, nouveaux), going back to Old French novel, going back to Latin novellus "young, tender (of plants or animals)," from novus "new" + -ellus, diminutive suffix — more at new entry 1
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing nouveau
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- pneumobacilli
- Pneumobranchia
- pneumobranchiata
- pneumocele
- pneumococcal
- pneumococci
- pneumococcus
- pneumoconioses
- pneumoconiosis
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- pneumocystises
- pneumocystoses
- pneumocystosises
- pneumocystosisses
- pneumodynamic
- pneumogastric
- pneumogastrics
- pneumograph
- pneumographs
- pneumon-
- pneumonectomies
- pneumonectomy