Viennese

[vee-uh-neez, -nees]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna.

   a Viennese waltz; a Viennese caf é.

noun

plural

Viennese 

1. a native or inhabitant of Vienna.

Viennese

/ ˌvɪəˈniːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Vienna

Word History and Origins

Origin of Viennese¹

First recorded in 1830–40; Vienn(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

Each variation on a Viennese waltz tune for strings and piano represents one of the classical Greek muses.

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He recorded Beethoven's Piano Concertos four times, lastly with the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999.

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Every piece by Mozart or Beethoven, every Viennese waltz, remains a venerated relic.

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In welcoming the erotic on stage, the waltz-based Viennese operettas liberated all forms of theater.

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He was only 28 when he died in the flu pandemic of 1918, and his premature death bolstered his image as a symbol of over-the-top Viennese intensity.

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