"rococo" meaning in French

See rococo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʁɔ.kɔ.ko/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-rococo.wav Forms: rococos [plural]
Etymology: Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style. Head templates: {{fr-adj|mf}} rococo (plural rococos)
  1. rococo (architectural style, all senses)
    Sense id: en-rococo-fr-adj-ddemfKEU
  2. (abstract, derogatory) Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards Tags: abstract, derogatory
    Sense id: en-rococo-fr-adj-XhHmg2HZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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