All Quiet on the Western Front

noun, German Im Westen nichts Neues
1.
a novel (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque.
All Quiet on the Western Front in Culture

All Quiet on the Western Front definition


(1929) A German novel by Erich Maria Remarque about the horrors and futility of World War I.

Note: A film adaptation of the novel appeared in 1930. Widely considered the first major antiwar motion picture of the modern era, it won the Academy Award for best picture. A television adaptation of the film aired in 1979.
Slang definitions & phrases for All Quiet on the Western Front

all quiet on the Western front

adjective phrase

Calm; peaceful; uneventful

[WWI; fr the title of a WWI novel by Erich Maria Remarque reflecting the stagnation and stability of trench warfare]