nouveau

[noo-voh, noo-voh]

adjective

1. newly or recently created, developed, or come to prominence.

   The sudden success of the firm created several nouveau millionaires.

nouveau

/ ˈnuːvəʊ /

adjective

1. facetious,  (prenominal) having recently become the thing specified

   a nouveau hippy

Word History and Origins

Origin of nouveau¹

1805–15; < French: new; Old French novel < Latin novellus; novel ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of nouveau¹

C20: French, literally: new; on the model of _{nouveau riche}

Example Sentences

The results mostly resemble viney Art Nouveau type or wiggly psychedelia.

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One Beaujolais that won’t be on my table is Beaujolais Nouveau, the fruity, frothy wine released each year on the third Thursday in November.

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It might have been be tacky, but the republic can withstand some nouveau riche architecture on federal property.

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“It’s a happy color,” she says, noting the orange chaise in her bedroom and the Art Nouveau ceramics.

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That’s because her things, such as her Art Nouveau pottery and her black-and-white silhouette artworks, still bring her joy.

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