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objet

/oʊbˈʒeɪ/

objet is the ellipsis of objet d'art.

Meaning of objet d'art

Noun

objet d'art (plural objets d'art)

  1. A work of art with some artistic merit.
    Synonyms:
    art object
  2. An artwork exhibited for the purposes of decoration or the reflection of social status.
    • They have one of the largest collections of miniature furniture in the city (perhaps the largest), cases of object d'art ^([sic]), and, most importantly, a mountain of imported cards for those most special on your mailing list.1976 December 18, David Holland, “Dear Santa...”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 16

Forms of objet

pluralobjets

Origin of objet

Ellipsis. Doublet of object and objectum.

Phrases with objet

Questions about objet

What is objet the ellipsis of?
Objet is the ellipsis of objet d'art.
How do you pronounce objet?
Objet is pronounced /oʊbˈʒeɪ/.

Words near objet in the dictionary

  1. objectum
  2. objectum-sexual
  3. objectum-sexuality
  4. objectum-sexuals
  5. objectums
  6. objet
  7. objet d'art
  8. objet de vertu
  9. objet trouvé
  10. objets
  11. objets d'art

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Adapted from Wiktionary: objet (page history and authors); objet d'art (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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