Found 3 items, similar to grotesque.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: grotesque
fantasi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: grotesque
grotesque
adj 1: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and
hideous;
“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms
long that churned the seas”;
“twisted into monstrous
shapes” [syn:
monstrous,
unnatural]
2: ludicrously odd;
“Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”;
“fantastic Halloween costumes”;
“a grotesque reflection in
the mirror” [syn:
antic,
fantastic,
fantastical]
grotesque
n : art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of
humans and animals interwoven with plants
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Grotesque
Grotesque
\Gro*tesque"\ (gr[-o]*t[e^]sk"), a. [F., fr. It.
grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See
Grotto.]
1. Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike.
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2. Hence: Wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant;
of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous;
antic.
“Grotesque design.” --Dryden.
“Grotesque
incidents.” --Macaulay.
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Grotesque
\Gro*tesque\, n.
1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old
crypts and grottoes. --Dryden.
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2. Artificial grotto-work.
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