Definition of grotesque Grotesque
/gɹowtɛˈsk/ - [growtesk] - gro•tesque
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What does grotesque mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: grotesques |
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| grotesque - art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants | ||
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| 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" | ||
| grotesque - ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" | ||
| antic, fantastic, fantastical | ||
| strange, unusual not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- grotesque (Noun)
A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms. - grotesque (Noun)
Anything grotesque. - grotesque (Noun)
A sans serif typeface. - grotesque (Adjective)
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous. - grotesque (Adjective)
disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling. - grotesque (Adjective)
sans serif .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- grotesque (n.)
A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. - grotesque (n.)
Artificial grotto-work.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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grotesque
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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grotesque
grō-tesk′, adj. extravagantly formed: ludicrous.—n. (art) extravagant ornament, containing animals, plants, &c. not really existing.—adv. Grotesque′ly.—ns. Grotesque′ness; Grotesqu′ery. [Fr. grotesque—It. grotesca—grotta, a grotto.]
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🔤- grotesque, noun, singular of grotesques.
- grotesque, adjective.
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