grotesqueness

grotesqueness
grotesque ► ADJECTIVE 1) comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. 2) shockingly incongruous or inappropriate.
► NOUN 1) a grotesque figure or image. 2) a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage.
DERIVATIVES grotesquely adverb grotesqueness noun.
ORIGIN Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca 'work or painting resembling that found in a grotto' .

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  • Grotesqueness — Gro*tesque ness, n. Quality of being grotesque. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grotesqueness — noun see grotesque II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grotesqueness — See grotesquely. * * * …   Universalium

  • grotesqueness — noun The characteristic or quality of being grotesque …   Wiktionary

  • grotesqueness — gro tesque·ness || grəʊ tesknɪs n. ugliness; distortedness; oddness, strangeness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grotesqueness — gro·tesque·ness …   English syllables

  • grotesqueness — noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion • Syn: ↑grotesquery, ↑grotesquerie • Derivationally related forms: ↑grotesque • Hypernyms: ↑ugliness …   Useful english dictionary

  • ugliness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Repulsive appearance Nouns 1. ugliness, deformity, disfigurement, blemish; inelegance; want or lack of symmetry, distortion; impression; homeliness, plainness, unloveliness; grotesqueness; unsightliness …   English dictionary for students

  • grotesquerie — noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion • Syn: ↑grotesqueness, ↑grotesquery • Derivationally related forms: ↑grotesque (for: ↑grotesqueness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • grotesquery — noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion • Syn: ↑grotesqueness, ↑grotesquerie • Derivationally related forms: ↑grotesque (for: ↑grotesqueness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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