French Art and Vocabulary

Front

mondaine

Back

high society

Front

salon

Back

private social gathering in French aristocracy where guests discussed art, literature, philosophy, music, and politics

Front

forme

Back

shape

Front

courbe

Back

curved

Front

légèreté

Back

lightness (antonym of solemnity or seriousness)

Front

plaisir

Back

pleasure

Front

décors

Back

settings

Front

ornés

Back

ornate

Front

ornements

Back

ornamentation

Front

dorés

Back

gilded