Jugendstil

[yoo-guhnt-shteel]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries.

Jugendstil

/ ˈjuːɡəntʃtiːl /

noun

1. another name for Art Nouveau

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jugendstil¹

1925–30; < German, equivalent to Jugend youth + Stil style

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jugendstil¹

from Jugend literally: youth, name of illustrated periodical that first appeared in 1896, + Stil _style

Example Sentences

Velvet, leather, marble and tile are used in the design, which echoes the Secessionists, Jugendstil and Josef Hoffmann.

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A group of 46 pre-World War I rarities, the posters exemplify Jugendstil, or youth style, the German-speaking world’s answer to Art Nouveau.

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The intimate room, with a low vaulted ceiling, original stained-glass windows and dark Jugendstil wall paneling, was smaller than I’d imagined it.

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One of the main streets, Alberta iela, has rows of Jugendstil houses.

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I sat under Jugendstil molding of copper leaves and faded frescoes of harlequins, pretending that I was not spying on my neighbors.

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