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- Dictionarybijou/ˈbiːʒuː/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a house or flat) small and elegant: British "a bijou residence"
noun
- 1. a jewel or trinket. archaic
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1. : a small dainty usually ornamental piece of delicate workmanship : jewel. 2. : something delicate, elegant, or highly prized. bijou adjective. Did you know? Bijou (which can be pluralized as either bijoux or bijous) has adorned English since the late 17th century.
( especially of a building) small but attractive: The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars. The agent described the flat as a bijou residence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. drop-dead gorgeous. lovably. loveliness. lovely. lusciously.
something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought. bijou. / ˈbiːʒuː / noun. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket. ironic. modifier small but elegant and tasteful. a bijou residence. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of bijou 1.
( especially of a building) small but attractive: The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars. The agent described the flat as a bijou residence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. easy. loveliness. lovely. lusciously. magnetically. magnificent.
4 days ago · bijou. Other forms: bijoux; bijous. Definitions of bijou. noun. a small and delicately worked piece. see more.
bijou in British English. (ˈbiːʒuː ) noun Word forms: plural -joux (-ʒuːz ) 1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket. 2. (modifier) often ironic. small but elegant and tasteful. a bijou residence. Collins English Dictionary.
1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket. 2. ( modifier) often ironic small but elegant and tasteful: a bijou residence. [C19: from French, from Breton bizou finger ring, from biz finger; compare Welsh bys finger, Cornish bis]
bijou. adjective. /ˈbiːʒuː/. /ˈbiːʒuː/. [only before noun] (British English, sometimes ironic) (of a building or a garden) small but attractive and fashionable. The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. Topics Buildings c2. Word Origin.
bijou. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bi‧jou /ˈbiːʒuː/ adjective [ only before noun] British English a bijou house or apartment is small and fashionable – often used humorously a bijou residence in Mayfair Origin bijou (1600-1700) French “jewel”.
Jun 22, 2024 · bijou (plural bijous or bijoux) A jewel. A piece of jewelry; a trinket. A small intricate piece of metalwork .
