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- DictionaryBi·jou/ˈbēZHo͞o/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a residence or business establishment) small and elegant: British "the greasy spoons have given way to bijou restaurants"
noun
- 1. a jewel or trinket. archaic
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.
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.
bijou. adjective [ before noun ] mainly UK uk / ˈbiː.ʒuː / us / ˈbiː.ʒuː /. Add to word list. ( especially of a building) small but attractive: The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars.
( 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.
a small and delicately worked piece.
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]
