rococo

ro·co·co  (r-kk, rk-k)

n. also Rococo

1.

a. A style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that originated in France in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms.

b. A very ornate style of speech or writing.

2. Music A style of composition arising in 18th-century France, often viewed as an extension of the baroque, and characterized by a high degree of ornamentation and lightness of expression.

adj.

1. also Rococo Of or relating to the rococo.

2. Immoderately elaborate or complicated.

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[French, probably alteration of rocaille, rockwork, from roc, rock, variant of roche, from Vulgar Latin *rocca.]

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rococo [rəˈkəʊkəʊ]

n (often capital)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a style of architecture and decoration that originated in France in the early 18th century, characterized by elaborate but graceful, light, ornamentation, often containing asymmetrical motifs

2. (Music / Classical Music) an 18th-century style of music characterized by petite prettiness, a decline in the use of counterpoint, and extreme use of ornamentation

3. any florid or excessively ornamental style

adj

1. (Music / Classical Music) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) denoting, being in, or relating to the rococo

2. florid or excessively elaborate

[from French, from rocaille, from roc rock¹]

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rococo

Often Derogatory. an artistic and literary style, developed from the baroque, characterized by complex and elaborate ornamentation. — rococo, adj.

See also: Art

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rococo - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
Adj.	1.	rococo - having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

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rococo

adjective extravagant, fancy, elegant, elaborate, baroque, ornamented, ornate, fussy, convoluted, flowery, florid, overelaborate, high-wrought, highly decorated, aureate rococo trimmings and gilt cherubs

Translations

rococo [rəʊˈkəʊkəʊ]

A. ADJ → rococó

B. N → rococó m

rococo [rəˈkəʊkəʊ]

n → rococo m

adj [style, art, artist, theatre] → rococo inv

rococo

n → Rokoko nt

adj → Rokoko-; rococo period → Rokoko nt, → Rokokozeit f

rococo [rəʊˈkəʊkəʊ] adj & n → rococò (m) inv