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

Presa, Jugendstil, and schwannoma were the words that knocked a young phenom out of the last three National Spelling Bees.

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