tableau vivantEnglishOxford New American Dictionarytableau vivant /täˌblō vēˈväN, täˌblō vēˈvänt , ˌtɑbloʊ vɪˈvɑnt / ▸ noun (plural tableaux vivants pronounced same) a silent and motionless group of people arranged to represent a scene or incident. – ORIGIN French, literally ‘living picture’.