"rococo" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ [US] Forms: more rococo [comparative], most rococo [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊkəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from French rococo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rococo}} French rococo Head templates: {{en-adj}} rococo (comparative more rococo, superlative most rococo)
  1. Of or relating to the rococo style. Translations (of or relating to the rococo style): rokoko- (Danish), rokokoo- (Finnish), rokokootyylinen (Finnish), Rokoko- (German), rokokko- (Norwegian Bokmål), rokokko- (Norwegian Nynorsk), rokokojski (Slovene), rokoko- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rococo-en-adj-SiwHkGJx Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the rococo style': 100 0 0
  2. Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent. Translations (over-elaborate): kruusattu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rococo-en-adj-z8wgEVWg Disambiguation of 'over-elaborate': 0 86 14
  3. Old-fashioned.
    Sense id: en-rococo-en-adj-n7OW5Ihr

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ [US] Forms: rococos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊkəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from French rococo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rococo}} French rococo Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rococo (countable and uncountable, plural rococos)
  1. (uncountable) A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. Tags: uncountable Translations (style of baroque architecture etc.): rococó [masculine] (Catalan), 洛可可 (luòkěkě) (Chinese Mandarin), rokoko [neuter] (Czech), rokoko [common-gender] (Danish), rokokoo (Finnish), როკოკო (roḳoḳo) (Georgian), Rokoko [neuter] (German), rokokó (Hungarian), rokokko [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rokokko [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rokoko [neuter] (Polish), rococó [masculine] (Portuguese), рококо́ (rokokó) [neuter] (Russian), rokoko [masculine] (Slovene), rokoko [common-gender] (Swedish), rokoko (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-rococo-en-noun-4iN6zZn4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 11 47 2 Disambiguation of 'style of baroque architecture etc.': 86 14
  2. (countable) A piece of ornamentation in this style. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-rococo-en-noun-Y9tSeFN9

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "over-elaborate",
      "word": "kruusattu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rococo"
}

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