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oeuvre

oeuvre

7 9.9
All the works an artist, writer, or composer makes in their life
  • noun
  • /ˈɜːvrə/
  • Literature
translation icon : obra
  • The artist's oeuvre includes a diverse range of paintings and sculptures.
  • artists' oeuvres
  • entire oeuvre
  • filmmaker's oeuvre

Examples

  • His latest novel is a significant addition to his impressive oeuvre.

  • He's gone now, but his oeuvre lives on.

  • I'm a huge fan of your, you know, oeuvre...

  • - i'm a big fan of your oeuvre, rick.

  • "Moments Moment" would have brought her fictional oeuvre full circle.

    Academic text (2013)
  • What then do we make of Fortier's oeuvre, for example?

    Academic text (1991)
  • Prominent in the oeuvre of these European scholars are studies of what they term "shamanism."

    Academic text (1996)
  • Not in a single case has the critical response to Bellow's oeuvre been unanimous.

    Academic text (1997)
  • You said you wanted to read through the Viveca Lamoureaux oeuvre.

  • The significance of Carlos Castaneda's oeuvre for both popular and academic culture is difficult to overestimate.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

body of work
vsoeuvre
23 4.1

Complete collection of works a person creates, like books or paintings

is a single specialized term often used in artistic contexts

How Extensive

oeuvre
  • Literature
7 9.9
collection
759 1.4
piece
3.0

Surface Forms

oeuvre singular
oeuvres plural

Etymology

Oeuvre comes from the French word and the Latin word opera, which means 'work' and appears in English words like opera and operate that carry the idea of 'work'. So an artist's oeuvre is their complete set of 'works'.