grotesque (redirected from grotesques)

gro·tesque  (gr-tsk)

adj.

1. Characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion, as of appearance or manner.

2. Outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance. See Synonyms at fantastic.

3. Of, relating to, or being the grotesque style in art or a work executed in this style.

n.

1. One that is grotesque.

2.

a. A style of painting, sculpture, and ornamentation in which natural forms and monstrous figures are intertwined in bizarre or fanciful combinations.

b. A work of art executed in this style.

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[From French, a fanciful style of decorative art, from Italian grottesca, from feminine of grottesco, of a grotto, from grotta, grotto; see grotto.]

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gro·tesquely adv.

gro·tesqueness n.

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grotesque [grəʊˈtɛsk]

adj

1. strangely or fantastically distorted; bizarre a grotesque reflection in the mirror

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or characteristic of the grotesque in art

3. absurdly incongruous; in a ludicrous context a grotesque turn of phrase

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a 16th-century decorative style in which parts of human, animal, and plant forms are distorted and mixed

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a decorative device, as in painting or sculpture, in this style

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing the family of 19th-century sans serif display types

4. any grotesque person or thing

[from French, from Old Italian (pittura) grottesca cave painting, from grottesco of a cave, from grotta cave; see grotto]

grotesquely  adv

grotesqueness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grotesque - art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
Adj.	1.	grotesque - distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" monstrous ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
	2.	grotesque - ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" antic, fantastic, fantastical strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

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grotesque

adjective

1. unnatural, bizarre, weird, odd, strange, fantastic, distorted, fanciful, deformed, outlandish, whimsical, freakish, misshapen, malformed statues of grotesque mythical creatures
unnatural natural, normal

2. absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous, incongruous the grotesque disparities between the rich and the poor
absurd natural, normal

Translations

grotesque [grəʊˈtesk]

A. ADJ

1. (= hideous) [appearance, idea, sight, spectacle] → grotesco; [allegation, proposal] → absurdo

2. (Art) → grotesco

B. N → grotesco m

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grotesque [grəʊˈtɛsk] adj

[idea, behaviour] → grotesque

(= ugly) → grotesque

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grotesque

adj

(= outlandish, ridiculous) sight, spectacle, shape → grotesk; idea, proposal, allegation → absurd

(= distorted) grimace → verzerrt; the body was in a grotesque position → der Körper lag völlig verzerrt da; he was rather grotesque to look at → seine Erscheinung wirkte grotesk

(Art) → grotesk

n

(Art) the grotesque → die Groteske

(Typ) → Grotesk f

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grotesque [grəʊˈtɛsk] adj → grottesco/a

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grotesque [grəʊˈtɛsk] adj → grottesco/a

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grotesque

adj grotesque [grəˈtesk]

very strange-looking a grotesque figure. belaglike, groteske غَريب الشَّكْل странен groteskní grotesk grotesk τερατώδης, αλλόκοτος grotesco pentsik عجیب و غریب groteski grotesque מְגוּחָך विलक्षण groteskan groteszk aneh furðulegur, fáránlegur, kynlegur grottesco 怪奇な 기괴한 groteskiškas grotesks aneh grotesk, vreemd; belachelijk grotesk groteskowy grotesco grotesc гротесковый groteskný grotesken groteskni grotesk แปลกประหลาด acayip, gülünç 奇形怪狀的 абсурдний, безглуздий بھونڈا lố bịch 奇形怪状的

adv groˈtesquely

belaglik, grotesk بِصورَة غَريبَه нелепо groteskně groteskt grotesk αλλόκοτα grotescamente pentsikult بطور مضحک järkyttävän grotesquement בְּאוֹפֵן מְגוּחָך विचित्रतापूर्वक groteskno különös módon secara aneh fáránlega; kynlega grottescamente 怪奇に 기괴하게 groteskiškai groteski secara ganjil op groteske wijze; op belachelijke wijze grotesk groteskowo grotescamente grotesc гротесково groteskne groteskno groteskno groteskt อย่างแปลกประหลาด acayip bir şekilde 奇形怪狀地 абсурдно, безглуздо بد وضعی سے lố bịch 奇形怪状地