grotesque

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Middle French crotesque (French: grotesque), from Italian grottesco (“‘of a cave’”), from grotta. Compare English grotto.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /gɹəʊˈtɛsk/
• (US) IPA: /gɹoʊˈtɛsk/
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[edit] Adjective

grotesque (comparative more grotesque, superlative most grotesque)

1. Bizarre or fantastic in appearance.
2. Disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.
3. (typography) sans serif.

[edit] Derived terms

• grotty

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

grotesque (plural grotesques)

1. A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
2. Anything grotesque.
3. (typography) A sans serif typeface.

[edit] Related terms

• grotesquely
• grotesqueness

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Italian grottesco (“‘of a cave’”), from grotta.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

grotesque mf (f. grotesque, m. plural grotesques, f. plural grotesques)

1. farcical (ridicule)
2. grotesque

[edit] Noun

grotesque m.

1. grotesqueness