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- DictionaryGro·tesque/ɡrōˈtesk/
adjective
- 1. comically or repulsively ugly or distorted: "grotesque facial distortions"
noun
- 1. a very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image: "the rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques"
- 2. a family of 19th-century sans serif typefaces.
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Grotesque can be a noun for a style of art with fantastic or distorted forms, or an adjective for something bizarre, incongruous, or ugly. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of grotesque from Merriam-Webster.
Grotesque means strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way, or wrong or unfair to a shocking degree. It can also be a noun for a painting or other artistic work with an image of a person that is ugly or unpleasant as its subject.
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. Synonyms: wild, antic, weird, deformed, distorted. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc.
Grotesque means strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way, or wrong or unfair to a shocking degree. Learn more about the word, its usage and related terms with Cambridge Dictionary.
In art, grotesques are ornamental arrangements of arabesques with interlaced garlands and small and fantastic human and animal figures, usually set out in a symmetrical pattern around some form of architectural framework, though this may be very flimsy.
Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something "grosses you out," you can safely refer to it as grotesque. Grotesque also refers to a style of art that uses odd and fanciful combinations of natural, human, and animal forms.
2 days ago · Grotesque means unnatural, unpleasant, exaggerated, or absurd, or very ugly in a strange way. It can also refer to a style of art or a type of letter. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.
