nouveau

adjective

nou·​veau nü-ˈvō 

: newly arrived or developed

Examples of nouveau in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Twenty-four-hour room service comes courtesy of La Rotisserie, the hotel’s excellent nouveau-Polish restaurant, and the basement fitness center includes a small swimming pool. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Fittingly, Middle of Nowhere has an in-between feeling, like a meal at a nouveau farm-to-table restaurant, said Grant Sharples in Paste. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026

None of it looks pristine, like some nouveau tailoring house where everything is just so, but lived in and imperfect. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026

Crockett’s nouveau approach to campaigning caught up with her. — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "new," going back to Middle French (back-formation from the plural nouveaulx, nouveaux), going back to Old French novel, going back to Latin novellus "young, tender (of plants or animals)," from novus "new" + -ellus, diminutive suffix — more at new entry 1

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing nouveau

• art nouveau
• Beaujolais nouveau
• nouveau riche

Rhymes for nouveau

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo