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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg , en-au-grotesque.ogg 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: {{der|en|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{cog|fr|grotesque}} French grotesque, {{der|en|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{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 /怪模怪样 (guàimúguàiyàng) (Chinese Mandarin), acayip (Crimean Tatar), grotesk (Danish), grotesk (Dutch), groteska (Esperanto), 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)
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  2. Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting. Synonyms: gross
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-adj-oGPJfw8j
  3. (typography) Sans serif. Categories (topical): Typography
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grody, grotesquely, grotesqueness, grotty, guro, ero-guro

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg , en-au-grotesque.ogg 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: {{der|en|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{cog|fr|grotesque}} French grotesque, {{der|en|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{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
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  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
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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg , en-au-grotesque.ogg Forms: grotesques [present, singular, third-person], grotesquing [participle, present], grotesqueing [participle, present], grotesqued [participle, past], grotesqued [past]
Rhymes: -ɛsk Etymology: From Middle French grotesque (French grotesque), from Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), from grotta. Compare English grotto. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|grotesque}} Middle French grotesque, {{cog|fr|grotesque}} French grotesque, {{der|en|it|grottesco||of a cave}} Italian grottesco (“of a cave”), {{cog|en|grotto}} English grotto Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=grotesqueing}} grotesque (third-person singular simple present grotesques, present participle grotesquing or grotesqueing, simple past and past participle grotesqued)
  1. (transitive) To make grotesque. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-grotesque-en-verb-tMAd5PM6

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɡʁɔ.tɛsk/ Audio: Fr-Paris--grotesque.ogg , 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”) 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 , 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”) 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, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 3 7 14 1 5 3 0 0 33 0 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 4 7 14 2 5 4 0 0 36 0 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 2 5 16 1 3 3 0 0 43 0 1 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 98

Adjective [Middle French]

Forms: grotesques [plural], crotesque [alternative]
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

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: grotesques [plural], crotesque [alternative]
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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "glosses": [
        "farcical (ridiculous)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "farcical",
          "farcical"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grotesque"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle French adjectives",
    "Middle French countable nouns",
    "Middle French entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle French feminine nouns",
    "Middle French lemmas",
    "Middle French nouns",
    "Middle French terms borrowed from Italian",
    "Middle French terms derived from Italian",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "grottesco"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian grottesco",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Italian grottesco.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grotesques",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crotesque",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "10": "{{{f}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{f}}}s",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "grotesques",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "grotesque f (plural grotesques)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "grotesque f (plural grotesques)",
      "name": "frm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle French",
  "lang_code": "frm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small cave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cave",
          "cave"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ornament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grotesque"
}

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