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    Bi·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
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bijouBijou Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › bijouBIJOU Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBIJOU | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ( 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.

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › bijoubijou - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · bijou (plural bijous or bijoux) A jewel. A piece of jewelry; a trinket. A small intricate piece of metalwork.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBIJOU | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ( 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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBIJOU definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 days ago · 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.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bijouBijou - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    5 days ago · bijou. Other forms: bijoux; bijous. Definitions of bijou. noun. a small and delicately worked piece. see more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbijou adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    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.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › bijouBijou - definition of bijou by The Free 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]

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordBIJOU - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "BIJOU" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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