baroque
An ornate, detailed styleAn ornate, detailed style.
» I have no trouble sight-singing baroque music.
Es fällt mir nicht schwer, Barockmusik vom Blatt zu singen. — brauchinet
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1 sensesAn ornate, detailed style.
- elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
- the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
Examples
19 sentencesI have no trouble sight-singing baroque music.
deEs fällt mir nicht schwer, Barockmusik vom Blatt zu singen. — brauchinet
Tom likes Baroque music.
She prefers quiet music - the baroque, for example.
In the villa, there's a large baroque room.
deIn der Villa existiert ein großes barockes Zimmer. — list
The former baroque residence of the abbot now houses the town history museum.
deIn der einstigen barocken Residenz des Abtes ist nun das Museum für Stadtgeschichte beheimatet. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
Via French baroque (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese baVia French baroque (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verrūca (“wart”). It has been suggested that the term derives from Baroco, a technical term from scholastic logic.
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Forms
plural: baroquesSynonyms
3 synonyms- elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century:baroqueness
- the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe:Baroque eraBaroque period