tableau vi·vant (v -vä  )n. pl. tab·leaux vi·vants (t  -bl v-vä) A scene presented on stage by costumed actors who remain silent and motionless as if in a picture. [French : tableau, picture + vivant, living.] |
tableau vivant French [tablo vivɑ̃]
n pl tableaux vivants [tablo vivɑ̃]
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a representation of a scene, painting, sculpture, etc., by a person or group posed silent and motionless
[literally: living picture]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | tableau vivant - a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" |
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