oeuvre means A work of art, music or literature. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
oeuvre is pronounced /ˈɜːvɹə/.
Why “oeuvre” is a great word
OEUVRE — [Noun] The complete body of works produced by an artist, writer, or composer, or a single such work. From French œuvre, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera (plural of opus, "work"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ("to work"). Unlike "canon" (which designates an authoritative, curated selection) or "opus" (which isolates a single, often numbered, composition), "oeuvre" is the encompassing, unjudged whole. It is the scuffed notebook amid the published poems, the forgotten portrait in a studio corner, and the posthumously discovered symphony—the quiet, material sum of a creative life.
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- A work of art, music or literature.“(Calvin) This piece is about the inadequacy of traditional imagery and symbols to convey meaning in today's world. By abandoning representationalism, I'm free to express myself with pure form. Specific interpretation gives way to a more visceral response.
(Hobbes) I notice your oeuvre is monochromatic.
(Calvin) Well c'mon, it's just snow.”
- A substantial or complete corpus of works produced by an artist, composer, or writer.“the complete oeuvre of Mozart”