grotesquerie
An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thingAn instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
(countable, uncountable)Grotesque things collectively.
(countable, uncountable)Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.
гротескностьgrotesknostʹ
(countable, uncountable)A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
- ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from ItFrom French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie.
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Forms
plural: grotesqueriesSynonyms
2 synonyms- ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion:grotesquenessgrotesquery
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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