English

Adjective

nouveau ‎(not comparable)

1. New, fashionable.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Middle French nouveau, from Old French novel, from Latin novellus, from novus ‎(“new”), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.vo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Homophone: nouveaux

Adjective

nouveau m ‎(masculine singular before vowel nouvel, feminine singular nouvelle, masculine plural nouveaux, feminine plural nouvelles)

1. new

Usage notes

• Nouveau is a French adjective which when possessing an attributive function can precede its noun.
• When used in the masculine singular, nouveau becomes nouvel before a word beginning with a vowel or a mute h.

Noun

nouveau m ‎(plural nouveaux, feminine nouvelle)

1. New person, new thing.

Antonyms

• vieux (old)

Related terms

• neuf
• de nouveau
• à nouveau

Derived terms

• art nouveau
• nouveau riche

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French novel, from Latin novellus, from novus ‎(“new”).

Adjective

nouveau m ‎(feminine singular nouvelle, masculine plural nouveaux, feminine plural nouvelles)

1. new

Antonyms

• (new): vieulx

Descendants

• French: nouveau