fête champêtre

[ fet shahn-pe-truh ]

noun

, French.

, plural fêtes cham·pê·tres [fet shah, n, -, pe, -t, r, uh].

1. an outdoor festival or a garden party.

fête champêtre

/ fɛt ʃɑ̃pɛtrə /

noun

1. a garden party, picnic, or similar outdoor entertainment
2. Alsofête galantefɛt ɡalɑ̃t arts
   1. a genre of painting popular in France from the early 18th century, characterized by the depiction of figures in pastoral settings. Watteau was its most famous exponent
   2. a painting in this genre

Word History and Origins

Origin of fête champêtre¹

C18: from French, literally: country festival

Example Sentences

Another revelation is "Fête Champêtre," or "Country Festival," a suite of seven paintings that formerly decorated an English country house.

From Los Angeles Times

Military drums were pressed into service as tables; circus-style murals brushed on by friends covered walls; and, at one party, the famous 18th-century fête champêtre of 1937, the brick house was draped with elaborate garlands of paper flowers and its front lawn populated with sheep wearing satin bows.

From Architectural Digest

Military drums were pressed into service as tables; circus-style murals brushed on by friends covered walls; and, at one party, the famous 18th-century fête champêtre of 1937, the brick house was draped with elaborate garlands of paper flowers and its front lawn populated with sheep wearing satin bows.

From Architectural Digest

It swelled to 100 guests and was followed by two dinners and a fête champêtre in England.

From New York Times

It is fête champêtre, not fête champêre.

From New York Times