design

design, styling

noun deh-ZYNE Rare

Origin: Borrowed from English 'design'.

Also means

designer goods

Usage Note

Design entered French as a borrowing and refers both to the discipline of industrial or graphic design and to objects defined by their aesthetic form. Un objet de design signals that an item is architecturally or artistically conceived. The adjective design (invariable) can modify a noun: une cuisine design ('a designer kitchen').

Examples

"Ce fauteuil est un chef-d'oeuvre de design."

Natural Translation

This armchair is a masterpiece of design.

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