Biedermeier

Bie·der·mei·er

adj \ˈbē-dər-ˌmī(-ə)r\

Definition of BIEDERMEIER

: of a style of unostentatious furniture and interior decoration popular especially with the middle class in early 19th century Germany

Origin of BIEDERMEIER

after Gottlieb Biedermeier, satirical name for an uninspired German bourgeois

First Known Use: 1905

Rhymes with BIEDERMEIER

balloon tire, chicken wire, like wildfire, play with fire, razor wire, retrofire, Ring of Fire, star sapphire, under fire