Biedermeier

adjective

Bie·​der·​mei·​er ˈbē-dər-ˌmī(-ə)r 

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

Word History

Etymology

after Gottlieb Biedermeier, satirical name for an uninspired German bourgeois

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Biedermeier

• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• esquire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire
• perspire