grotesque

UK
/ɡrəʊˈtɛsk/
US
/ɡroʊˈtɛsk/

Traductions

grotesquenoun
grotesques
pl
UK
/ɡrəʊˈtɛsk/
US
/ɡroʊˈtɛsk/
The artist's work is known for its grotesque.
Работы художника известны своим гротеском.
Synonymes
grotesqueadjective
grotesquer
Comp.
grotesquest
Super.
UK
/ɡrəʊˈtɛsk/
US
/ɡroʊˈtɛsk/
The artist's work is known for its grotesque style.
Работы художника известны своим гротескным стилем.
The statue had a grotesque appearance that frightened the children.
Статуя имела уродливый вид, который пугал детей.
The plot of the movie was so grotesque that it was hard to follow.
Сюжет фильма был настолько абсурдным, что его было трудно понять.

Définitions

grotesquenoun
A style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature.
The cathedral was adorned with grotesques that depicted mythical creatures and distorted human figures.
A very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image.
The artist's latest sculpture was a grotesque that combined elements of both human and animal forms.
grotesqueadjective
Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
The artist's grotesque sculptures were both fascinating and unsettling to the viewers.
Incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree.
The grotesque mismatch of colors in the outfit made it hard to look at.
Of, relating to, or characterized by fanciful or fantastic forms that distort the natural into caricature, especially in art or architecture.
The building's façade featured grotesque ornamentation around every window.