Flemish

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adjective

Flem·​ish ˈfle-mish 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language

Flemish

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noun

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: the Germanic language of the Flemings that is made up of dialects of Dutch

2

plural in construction : flemings

Examples of Flemish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

When a painting by the Flemish artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger disappeared from a Polish museum in 1974, experts assumed it was lost to history. —Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025

The collection, consisting of 60 paintings spanning the 16th to early 19th centuries, includes works from across Europe, ranging from German Renaissance pieces to Dutch, Flemish, Italian, Spanish, and French masterpieces. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025

Noun

The first two that came to mind were the Gustave Moreau museum in Paris and Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna in Austria’s capital, home to the most important and largest collection of Dutch Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. —WWD, 20 Feb. 2025

The designer, 41, likes to tumble together disparate references, from classical tailoring to streetwear to offbeat historical references, including Flemish Old Masters. —Miles Socha, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Flemish

• Flemish giant

Rhymes for Flemish

• blemish

Kids Definition

Flemish

noun

Flem·​ish

ˈflem-ish

1

: the Germanic language of the Flemings

2

Flemish plural : flemings

Flemish adjective