Grotesque definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GROTESQUE GROTESQUELY GROT'TO, n. 1. A large cave or den ... unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" [syn: grotesque, monstrous] 2: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque] n 1: art characterized by an incongruous mixture of ...
... odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque] n 1: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank ... action ; caper < childish antics > 2. archaic a performer of a grotesque or ludicrous part ; buffoon II. adjective Date: 1548 1. archaic grotesque, bizarre 2. a. characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity b ... foolish behaviour. 2 an absurd or silly action. --adj. archaic grotesque, bizarre. Etymology: It. antico ANTIQUE, used as = grotesque Webster' ...
... odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque] 2: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a ... a fantastic meal > • fantasticality noun • fantasticalness noun Synonyms: fantastic, bizarre, grotesque mean conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth ... medieval castle built in the heart of a modern city >. grotesque may apply to what is conventionally ugly but artistically effective ... ludicrous awkwardness or incongruity often with sinister or tragic overtones < grotesque statues adorn the cathedral > < though grief-stricken, she made a grotesque attempt at a smile >. Synonym: see in addition imaginary. ...
... grotesquerie] Merriam Webster's also grotesquery noun (plural -ries) Etymology: grotesque + French -erie -ery Date: circa 1666 1. something that is grotesque 2. the quality or state of being grotesque ; grotesqueness Webster's 1913 Dictionary Grotesquery Gro*tesqu"er*y, n. [Written also grotesquerie.] [From Grotesque.] Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings. ``The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top.'' --K. L. ...
... probability. 6. In architecture, a piece of sculpture representing some grotesque form, to fill and adorn vacant places, as in friezes ... to identify the character and project the voice (2) a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals c. an often grotesque carved head or face used as an ornament (as on ... the face: a worn as a disguise, or to appear grotesque and amuse or terrify. b made of wire, gauze, etc ... masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. 5. (Arch.) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent ...
... century 1. a. a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to ... from a rooftop gutter. The Gothic gargoyle was usually a grotesque bird or animal sitting on the back of a cornice ... the building. The term is often loosely applied to any grotesque or fantastic beast, such as the chimè res (chimeras) that ... of Notre-Dame de Paris. Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a grotesque manner; "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald ... their bodies" [syn: grotesquely, monstrously] Merriam Webster's adverb see grotesque II Webster's 1913 Dictionary Grotesquely Gro*tesque"ly, adv. In a grotesque manner. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see grotesque
... pieces of sculpture and painting, and to natural scenery; as grotesque painting; grotesque design. GROTESQUE GROTESK' , n. Whimsical figures or scenery. WordNet (r) 3.0 ...
... or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation 2. mockery usually by caricature 3 ... vb. n. Burlesquing.] To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. They burlesqued the prophet ... Dictionary Burlesque Bur*lesque", n. 1. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire. Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first represents ...
... noun Etymology: Guy Fawkes Date: 1806 1. often capitalized a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes traditionally displayed and burned in England ... on Guy Fawkes Day 2. chiefly British a person of grotesque appearance 3. a. man, fellow b. person — used in plural ... guy. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Guy Guy, n. 1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England ...
... noun Synonyms: caricature, burlesque, parody, travesty mean a comic or grotesque imitation. caricature implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of ... its subject > Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a grotesque usu. comic representation of a person by exaggeration of characteristic ... most of the look of a caricature. --I. Taylor. A grotesque caricature of virtue. --Macaulay. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Caricature Car ...
... Middle English marmusette kind of monkey, from Middle French marmoset grotesque figure, from marmouser to mumble, of imitative origin Date: 1679 ... family Callitricidae, having a long bushy tail. Etymology: OF marmouset grotesque image, of unkn. orig. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Marmoset Mar"mo*set`, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr ...