Renoir

[ ren-wahr, ren-wahr; French ruh-nwar ]

noun

1. Jean [zhah, n], 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
2. his father Pierre Au·guste [pyer oh-, gyst], 1841–1919, French painter.

Renoir

/ ˈrɛnwɑː; rənwar /

noun

1. RenoirJean18941979MFrenchFILMS AND TV: director Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1894–1979, French film director: his films include La grande illusion (1937), La règle du jeu (1939), and Diary of a Chambermaid (1945)
2. RenoirPierre Auguste18411919MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter his father, Pierre Auguste (pjɛr oɡyst). 1841–1919, French painter. One of the initiators of impressionism, he broke away from the movement with his later paintings, esp his many nude studies, which are more formal compositions

Example Sentences

The electronics company LG made essentially the same ad in 2008, as an advertisement for its Renoir camera phone, but it lacked that Apple touch.

From New York Times

The wall that held the works by Van Gogh, Monet, and Renoir was now empty.

From Literature

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is here, too, with his bourgeois couple in sumptuous evening finery taking in an evening of theater from their box high above the stage.

From New York Times

Today, the school on Renoir Avenue in Baton Rouge appears abandoned, shuttered perhaps for good after several brushes with the law.

From Seattle Times

It’s therefore no surprise that the French capital has proved to be a fertile source of inspiration for artists, from Renoir and van Gogh to Picasso, Man Ray and Modigliani.

From New York Times