beaux-arts
UK/bəʊˈzɑː/US/boʊˈzɑɹ/
beaux-arts noun: the fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Noun
beaux-arts pl (plural only)
- The fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Forms of beaux-arts
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Origin of beaux-arts
Borrowed from French beaux-arts.
Words that rhyme with beaux-arts
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Questions about beaux-arts
- What does beaux-arts mean?
- Beaux-arts means the fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
- What part of speech is beaux-arts?
- Beaux-arts is a noun.
- How do you pronounce beaux-arts?
- Beaux-arts is pronounced /boʊˈzɑɹ/ (US).
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