nouvelle
Short French tale
Nouvelle is French for "new," appearing in English mainly in fixed phrases.
Nouvelle cuisine is a style of French cooking emphasizing fresh ingredients, lighter sauces, and artistic presentation over heavy classical preparations.
Nouvelle vague ("new wave") refers to the innovative French cinema movement of the late 1950s and 60s.
The word occasionally appears alone as an adjective meaning fashionably new or innovative, often with a hint of pretension: The restaurant's nouvelle approach left us hungry.
Tasteful, current flair
- stylishFashionably elegant
- voguePrevailing popular style
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- modishCurrently in vogue
hip · current · contemporary · sleek · sophisticated · elegant · exclusive · sought-after
Science of fine dining
- platingSurface metal application
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- reductionMaking something smaller
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
refined · delicate · artistic · chef · gourmet · haute · fusion · seasonal
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
avant-garde · original · unprecedented · trailblazing · visionary · progressive · breakthrough · radical
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
- filmMovie or coating
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- auteurDirector with total control
experimental · jump-cut · handheld · location · improvisation · existential · rebellious · unconventional
chic
Tasteful, current flair
modish · hip · current · contemporary · sleek · sophisticated · elegant · exclusive · sought-after · desirable
gastronomy
Science of fine dining
- platingSurface metal application
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- reductionMaking something smaller
minimalist · refined · delicate · artistic · chef · gourmet · haute · fusion · seasonal · ingredients
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
revolutionary · avant-garde · original · unprecedented · trailblazing · visionary · progressive · breakthrough · radical · transformative
Godard
auteur · experimental · jump-cut · handheld · location · improvisation · existential · rebellious · unconventional · arthouse
- talestale, funny stories, tall tales, short story, yarns
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne
- litteratureroman, theatre, fable, sonnet, oeuvre
- French CinemaFrench New Wave, Godard, auteur, Catherine Deneuve, Playtime
- fictionfiction, novels, novellas, short story, fairy tales
- nouvelle cuisineLighter contemporary French gastronomy
- nouvelle vagueFrench for emerging trend