Biedermeier Hear it!

Biedermeier Definition

Bie·der·meier (bē′dər mī′ər)

adjective

designating or of a style of German furniture design in the first half of the 19th cent., characterized by solidity, comfort, and deliberate simplicity of decoration

Etymology: Ger, after (Gottlieb) Biedermeier, fictitious author of stodgy poems published (1855-57, and later) by Adolf Kussmaul and Ludwig Eichrodt to satirize Ger bourgeois tastes

Browse dictionary entries near Biedermeier

  1. ‹ bidonville
  2. ‹ bidirectional
  3. ‹ bidet
  4. ‹ bidentate
  5. ‹ bide one's time
  6. ‹ bide
  7. ‹ biddy
  8. ‹ Biddle
  9. ‹ bidding
  10. ‹ bidden
  1. Biel ›
  2. Bielefeld ›
  3. Bielsko-Biała ›
  4. bien entendu ›
  5. bien-pensant ›
  6. biennale ›
  7. Bienne ›
  8. biennial ›
  9. biennium ›
  10. bienvenue ›