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The Frankfurt Museum of Decorative Arts is a handsome building, which takes its cues from the riverside Biedermeier villa next to it, and it is well-integrated into an overall scheme for a group of small museums.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "Biedermeier" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIEDERMEIER

After Gottlieb Biedermeier, a fictitious character portrayed as a conventional unimaginative bourgeois and the author of poems actually written by several satirical poets.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BIEDERMEIER

Biedermeier  [ˈbiːdəˌmaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIEDERMEIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biedermeier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BIEDERMEIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biedermeier

Biedermeier

The Biedermeier period refers to an era in Central Europe during which the middle-class grew and arts appealed to common sensibilities in the historical period between 1815, the year of the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European revolutions. Although the term itself is a historical reference, it is predominantly used to denote the artistic styles that flourished in the fields of literature, music, the visual arts and interior design.

Definition of Biedermeier in the English dictionary

The definition of Biedermeier in the dictionary is of or relating to a decorative and furnishing style in mid-19th-century Germany, characterized by solidity and conventionality. Other definition of Biedermeier is boringly conventional in outlook; bourgeois.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIEDERMEIER


admire
ədˈmaɪə
bemire
bɪˈmaɪə
coadmire
ˌkəʊədˈmaɪə
Jeremiah
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪə
Maia
ˈmaɪə
maya
ˈmaɪə
mire
maɪə
Nehemiah
ˌniːɪˈmaɪə
Niemeyer
ˈniːˌmaɪə
pismire
ˈpɪsˌmaɪə
quagmire
ˈkwæɡˌmaɪə
stegomyia
ˌstɛɡəˈmaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIEDERMEIER

Biel
bield
bieldy
Bielefeld
Bielersee
Bielorussia
bien
Bien Hoa
bien pensant
bien-pensant
biennale
Bienne
biennial
biennially
biennium
bienseance
bier
Bierce

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIEDERMEIER

atelier
barrier
bustier
carrier
Corbusier
courier
dernier
dossier
earlier
easier
frontier
hotelier
identifier
lammergeier
premier
soldier
Steier
supplier
tier
vier

Synonyms and antonyms of Biedermeier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Biedermeier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIEDERMEIER

Find out the translation of Biedermeier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Biedermeier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Biedermeier» in English.

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比德迈
1,325 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
570 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بيدرمير
280 millions of speakers

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бидермейер
278 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビーダーマイヤー様式の
130 millions of speakers

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비더 마이어 (Biedermeier)
85 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
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बिडेरमियर
75 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
70 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
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biedermeier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бидермейер
40 millions of speakers

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Biedermeier
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Biedermeier
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Bieder Meier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Biedermeier
10 millions of speakers
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Biedermeier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Biedermeier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIEDERMEIER»

The term «Biedermeier» is regularly used and occupies the 63.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIEDERMEIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Biedermeier

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QUOTES WITH «BIEDERMEIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Biedermeier.
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Martin Filler
The Frankfurt Museum of Decorative Arts is a handsome building, which takes its cues from the riverside Biedermeier villa next to it, and it is well-integrated into an overall scheme for a group of small museums.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIEDERMEIER»

Discover the use of Biedermeier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Biedermeier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biedermeier
Decorative Arts
Angus Wilkie, John Hall, 2006
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Musical Life in Biedermeier Vienna
This book examines the impact of the daily life, political climate and artistic institutions of Vienna on its musicians and musical tastes between 1815 and 1830.
Alice Marie Hanson, 1985
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Biedermeier: art and culture in Central Europe, 1815-1848
This book, with its up-to-date critical and historical reading of Biedermeier, offers an extraordinarily rich repertoire of paintings, glassware, ceramics, textiles and jewellery.
Jiří Rak, Radim Vondráček, Lawrence Jenkins, 2001
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Before Infallibility: Liberal Catholicism in Biedermeier Vienna
The study of two nineteenth-century priests who tried to transform their church through a new formulations of ancient Truth.
Adam Bunnell, 1990
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The Biedermeier and beyond: selected papers from the ...
This volume brings together fifteen essays by scholars which were first presented at a conference held in Oxford in September 1997 to mark the bicentenary of Schubert's birth.
Ian Frank Roe, John Warren, 1999
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The World of Biedermeier
Created out of an enraptured obsession with Biedermeier -- shared by Karl Kemp, the renowned antiques dealer, and Linda Chase, the noted interior designer and writer -- this book is an extraordinary paean to an irresistible style.
Linda O. Chase, Karl H. Kemp, Lois Lammerhuber, 2001
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Liechtenstein Museum: Classicism and Biedermeier
With the opening of the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, an incomparable private collection of artworks from six centuries returns to its original home.
Johann Krèaftner, 2004
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Biedermeier to Bauhaus
"With an informative, accessible text and specially commissioned photographs by photographers Barbara and Rene Stoeltie, Biedermeier to Bauhaus is an unparalleled source book for contemporary interiors."--BOOK JACKET.
Sigrid Sangl, 2001
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The Taming of Romanticism: European Literature and the Age ...
Looking at a broad spectrum of writers--English, French, German, Italian, Russian and other East Europeans--Virgil Nemoianu offers here a coherent characterization of the period 1815-1848.
Virgil Nemoianu, 1984
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Vienna in the Biedermeier Era
Describes the historical background of the period and examines its furniture, architecture, paintings, sculpture, and fashions
Robert Waissenberger, Hans Bisanz, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIEDERMEIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Biedermeier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sneezeweed? It's not to be sniffed at: Better known as heleniums …
For a really eye-popping variety, try the slightly taller 'Biedermeier', which has red petals tipped with yellow. Heleniums can easily be ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Shopping for vintage, modern and more at new Martin & Brockett
A 1960s reproduction of a Biedermeier desk stands near an authentic Biedermeier chest of drawers, for example, albeit one with non-original ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Franklin Park renovation honors homeowner's Austrian heritage …
He also thinks Craftsman elements work with Biedermeier-style trim on the bookcase built by Mt. Lebanon woodworker Tadao Arimoto. Carved ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
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Review: Devialet Phantom
Upper East Side chintz, pimped out with Biedermeier? No. Shaker: Gutsy, but doable. Palatial, Louis XVI? Absolutely. Think of the final scenes ... «Wired, Jun 15»
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Interview: Peter Parycek on artificial intelligence, dystopia, and …
This period was called the Biedermeier, and afterwards the powers that be essentially established a surveillance state, which was the ... «Democratic Audit UK, Jun 15»
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Are these the 10 best streets in Europe?
... into the 19th century, when the simplicity and elegance of Biedermeier architecture found its way in – excellent examples of it still abound. «EL PAÍS in English, Jun 15»
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Fine Art & Antiques Auction
Biedermeier fall front desk circa 1840. Mid-century modern Italian cabinets by Raymond Loewy, a Baker dining room table and chairs, vintage ... «PR.com, Jun 15»
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Movie director's family home in Shirley for sale: $1.4M
Features include hand-printed Gracie wallpaper, a brandy room outfitted with Biedermeier furniture, which stays with the house, and ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
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Walter Weller
In 1966 he married Elisabeth Samolyi, with whom he had a son. His enthusiasms included toy trains and Biedermeier furniture. He is survived ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
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Rare antique lamps, clocks, coin-ops and more will be at Fontaine's …
... grandfather clock ($60,500), and a one-year Biedermeier Laterndluhr wall regulator ($36,300). Fontaine's is renowned for their clock sales. «ArtfixDaily, Jun 15»

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