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grotesque definition
grotesque |
Grep of noun grotesque grotesque grotesqueness grotesquerie grotesquery Overview of noun grotesque The noun grotesque has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) grotesque -- (art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants) Overview of adj grotesque The adj grotesque has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) grotesque, monstrous, unnatural -- (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") 2. (3) antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque -- (ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror") Antonyms of adj grotesque 2 senses of grotesque Sense 1 grotesque, monstrous, unnatural INDIRECT (VIA ugly) -> beautiful Sense 2 antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar Similarity of adj grotesque 2 senses of grotesque Sense 1 grotesque, monstrous, unnatural => ugly (vs. beautiful) Sense 2 antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque => strange (vs. familiar), unusual Attributes of adj grotesque Familiarity of adj grotesque grotesque used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj grotesque grotesque Overview of noun grotesque The noun grotesque has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) grotesque -- (art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants) Overview of adj grotesque The adj grotesque has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) grotesque, monstrous, unnatural -- (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") 2. (3) antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque -- (ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror")
grotesque definition
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