"grotesque" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg [US], en-au-grotesque.ogg [Australia] Forms: grotesquer [comparative], grotesquest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsk Etymology: From Middle French grotesque (French grotesque), from Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), from grotta. Compare English grotto. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-iskos}}, {{der|en|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{cog|fr|grotesque}} French grotesque, {{der|en|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{m|it|grotta}} grotta, {{cog|en|grotto}} English grotto Head templates: {{en-adj|grotesquer}} grotesque (comparative grotesquer, superlative grotesquest)
  1. Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous): غَرِيب (ḡarīb) (Arabic), странен (stranen) (Bulgarian), уродлив (urodliv) (Bulgarian), 怪模怪樣 (Chinese Mandarin), 怪模怪样 (guàimúguàiyàng) (Chinese Mandarin), acayip (Crimean Tatar), grotesk (Danish), grotesk (Dutch), groteski (Finnish), irvokas (Finnish), grotesque (French), grotesco [masculine] (Galician), grotesk (German), גרוטסקה (groteska) (Hebrew), विकृत (vikŕt) (Hindi), बेडौल (beḍaul) (Hindi), विरूप (virūp) (Hindi), कुरूप (kurūp) (Hindi), groteszk (Hungarian), grottesco (Italian), グロテスクな (gurotesuku-na) (Japanese), グロな (guro-na) (Japanese), グロい (guroi) (Japanese), grotesk (Norwegian), groteskowy (Polish), grotesco (Portuguese), grotesc (Romanian), гроте́скный (grotésknyj) (Russian), grotesco (Spanish), grotesk (Swedish), grotesk (Turkish), acayip (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-adj-t3U6m4yV Disambiguation of Appearance: 68 3 15 3 2 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 4 14 31 1 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 8 13 24 2 8 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 9 12 2 6 0 0 28 0 2 7 Disambiguation of 'distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous': 96 2 3
  2. Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting. Synonyms: gross
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-adj-oGPJfw8j
  3. (typography) Sans serif. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-adj-hudDFixC Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grody, grotty, guro, ero-guro

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg [US], en-au-grotesque.ogg [Australia] Forms: grotesques [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsk Etymology: From Middle French grotesque (French grotesque), from Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), from grotta. Compare English grotto. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-iskos}}, {{der|en|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{cog|fr|grotesque}} French grotesque, {{der|en|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{m|it|grotta}} grotta, {{cog|en|grotto}} English grotto Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grotesque (countable and uncountable, plural grotesques)
  1. A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-noun-en:ornamentation Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 9 12 2 6 0 0 28 0 2 7
  2. Anything grotesque. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-noun-VOxFYyWn
  3. (typography) A sans serif typeface. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-noun-SDCWD-h~ Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: grotesquely, grotesqueness

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɡʁɔ.tɛsk/ Audio: Fr-Paris--grotesque.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-grotesque.wav Forms: grotesques [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French grotesque, from Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), from grotta. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{der|fr|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{m|it|grotta}} grotta Head templates: {{fr-adj}} grotesque (plural grotesques)
  1. farcical (ridiculous)
    Sense id: en-grotesque-fr-adj-IUmKqmxu
  2. grotesque
    Sense id: en-grotesque-fr-adj-lmpMb-rp

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɡʁɔ.tɛsk/ Audio: Fr-Paris--grotesque.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-grotesque.wav Forms: grotesques [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French grotesque, from Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), from grotta. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{der|fr|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{m|it|grotta}} grotta Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} grotesque m (plural grotesques)
  1. grotesqueness Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-grotesque-fr-noun-NZ5e1-yA Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 0 100 Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 9 12 2 6 0 0 28 0 2 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 98

Adjective [Middle French]

Forms: grotesques [plural]
Etymology: From Italian grottesco. Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|it|grottesco}} Italian grottesco Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective|plural|grotesques||mf||grotesques||{{{mp2}}}||grotesquees|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=f|head=}} grotesque m or f (plural grotesques), {{frm-adj|mf}} grotesque m or f (plural grotesques)
  1. farcical (ridiculous) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-grotesque-frm-adj-IUmKqmxu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crotesque

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: grotesques [plural]
Etymology: From Italian grottesco. Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|it|grottesco}} Italian grottesco Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|grotesques||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} grotesque f (plural grotesques), {{frm-noun|f}} grotesque f (plural grotesques)
  1. small cave Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-grotesque-frm-noun-D46mn3YY
  2. ornament Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-grotesque-frm-noun-s88EgFVg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crotesque

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for grotesque meaning in All languages combined (19.5kB)

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