English-Thai Dictionary

grotesque

ADJ พิสดาร  พิลึก  วิตถาร  แปลกประหลาด  abnormal odd pis-sa-dan

 

grotesquely

ADV อย่าง แปลกประหลาด วิตถาร 

 

grotesqueness

N ความ ประหลาด วิตถาร 

 

grotesquery

N ลักษณะ แปลกประหลาด พิลึก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GROTESQUE, GROTESK

a.Wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ludicrous; antic; resembling the figure found in the subterraneous apartments in the ancient ruins at Rome; applied to pieces of sculpture and painting, and to natural scenery; as grotesque painting; grotesque design.

 

GROTESQUE, GROTESK

n.Whimsical figures or scenery.

 

GROTESQUELY, GROTESKLY

a.In a fantastical manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GROTESQUE

Gro *tesque ", a. Etym: [F., fr. It. grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See Grotto. ]

 

Defn: Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. "Grotesque design. " Dryden. "Grotesque incidents." Macaulay.

 

GROTESQUE

GROTESQUE Gro *tesque, n.

 

1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. Dryden.

 

2. Artificial grotto-work.

 

GROTESQUELY

GROTESQUELY Gro *tesque "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a grotesque manner.

 

GROTESQUENESS

GROTESQUENESS Gro *tesque "ness, n.

 

Defn: Quality of being grotesque.

 

GROTESQUERY

GROTESQUERY Gro *tesqu "er *y, n. [Written also grotesquerie. ] [From Grotesque. ]

 

Defn: Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings. "The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top." K. L. Bates.

 

Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie, wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter. George Gissing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grotesque

gro tesque |grōˈtesk ɡroʊˈtɛsk | ▶adjective comically or repulsively ugly or distorted: grotesque facial distortions. • incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree: a lifestyle of grotesque luxury. ▶noun 1 a very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image: the rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques. • (the grotesque ) that which is grotesque: images of the macabre and the grotesque. • a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage. 2 Printing a family of 19th -century sans serif typefaces. DERIVATIVES gro tesque ly adverb, gro tesque ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as noun ): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English ), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto ’; “grotto ” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome that had been revealed by excavations and contained murals in the grotesque style.

 

grotesquerie

gro tes quer ie |grōˈteskərē ɡroʊˈtɛskəri |(also grotesquery ) ▶noun ( pl. grotesqueries ) grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively: living in a world of grotesquerie and make-believe. • a grotesque figure, object, or action. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: French (see grotesque ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

grotesque

grotesque |grə (ʊ )ˈtɛsk | ▶adjective comically or repulsively ugly or distorted: a figure wearing a grotesque mask. • incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree: a lifestyle of grotesque luxury. ▶noun 1 a very ugly or comically distorted figure or image: the rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques. • [ mass noun ] a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage. 2 [ mass noun ] Printing a family of 19th -century sans serif typefaces. DERIVATIVES grotesquely adverb, grotesqueness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as noun ): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English ), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto ’; ‘grotto ’ here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style.

 

grotesquerie

grotesquerie |grəʊˈtɛskəri | ▶noun ( pl. grotesqueries ) [ mass noun ] grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively: current tastes for horror and grotesquerie. • [ count noun ] a grotesque thing or action. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: French (see grotesque ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

grotesque

grotesque adjective 1 a grotesque creature: malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled, mangled, mutilated; ugly, unsightly, monstrous, hideous, freakish, unnatural, abnormal, strange, odd, peculiar; informal weird, freaky. ANTONYMS normal. 2 grotesque mismanagement of funds: outrageous, monstrous, shocking, appalling, preposterous; ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, unbelievable, incredible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

grotesque

grotesque adjective 1 a grotesque creature with a flattened body and a squashed head: malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled, mangled, mutilated; ugly, unsightly, monstrous, hideous; freakish, unnatural, abnormal, bizarre, outlandish, strange, odd, peculiar; fantastic, fanciful, whimsical; informal weird, freaky; Brit. informal rum. ANTONYMS ordinary, normal. 2 stories of grotesque mismanagement and wasting of money: outrageous, monstrous, shocking, astonishing, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, unbelievable, unthinkable, incredible; informal crazy.

 

French Dictionary

grotesque

grotesque adj. adjectif 1 Loufoque, bizarre. : Des bouffons grotesques. 2 Ridicule, extravagant. : Ces accusations sont grotesques. Prononciation Le o est ouvert, [grɔtɛsk ]

 

grotesquement

grotesquement adv. adverbe De façon grotesque. SYNONYME ridiculement . Prononciation Le o est ouvert, [grɔtɛskəmɑ̃ ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grotesque

gro tesque /ɡroʊtésk |ɡrə (ʊ )-/〖grotto (洞窟 )esque (様式の ); 洞窟の壁画が奇抜であったことから 〗形容詞 more ～; most ～/｟時に ｠～r ; ～st 1 〈人 物などが 〉奇怪な , 異様な, 恐ろしい ; (異様に )醜い ▸ a grotesque shape 醜い形 ▸ grotesque consequences 恐ろしい結果 2 〈物の程度などが 〉甚だしい, ひどい, すさまじい ▸ the grotesque price 常識はずれの [ばか高い ]値段 3 〈人 (の言動 )などが 〉滑稽 （こっけい ）な, ばかげた .4 〘美 文学 〙グロテスク風の .名詞 1 C 奇怪な物; (主に小説や絵画などに描かれる )醜い 人 (の姿 ).2 〖the ～〗〘美 〙グロテスク文様 [様式 ] 〘対象物をゆがめて描写する 〙; 〘文学 〙グロテスク様式 〘悲喜劇を混交させる 〙.3 U 〘印 〙サンセリフ体 (の活字 ).

 

grotesquely

gro t é sque ly 副詞 不気味 [異様 ]に, 醜く ; ひどく, すさまじく ; 滑稽に .

 

grotesqueness

gro t é sque ness 名詞 U 不気味 [滑稽 ]さ .