vernissage

See also: Vernissage

English

Vernissage, Salon (Paris), 1866.

Etymology

From French vernissage, derived from the earlier habit of the artists to varnish their paintings the day before the opening of an exhibition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛːnɪˈsɑːʒ/

Noun

vernissage (plural vernissages)

1. A private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public.
   • 1893, The Times, 2 May 1893, p.5 col. C

     […] the artists' association will be forced to advance or delay its vernissage and opening day.

Synonyms

• preview
• private view

Coordinate terms

• opening

Translations

private viewing of an exhibition before it opens to the public

• Czech: vernisáž (cs) f
• Finnish: avajaiset (fi) pl
• French: vernissage (fr) m
• German: Vernissage (de) f
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• Greek: βερνισάζ (el) n (vernisáz)
• Polish: wernisaż (pl) m
• Russian: верниса́ж (ru) m (vernisáž)

See also

• soft opening

Anagrams

• assevering, envisagers

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French

Etymology

From vernir +‎ -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ni.saʒ/

Noun

vernissage m (plural vernissages)

1. varnishing, glazing
2. a private viewing at a gallery

Descendants

• → Czech: vernisáž
• → English: vernissage
• → German: Vernissage
• → Italian: vernissage

Further reading

• “vernissage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

From French vernissage.

Noun

vernissage m (uncountable)

1. preview (private viewing)