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- [ber-lesk]
- /bərˈlɛsk/
- /bɜːˈlesk/
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- [ber-lesk]
- /bərˈlɛsk/
Definitions of burlesque word
- variable noun burlesque A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this. 3
- noun burlesque an artistic work, esp literary or dramatic, satirizing a subject by caricaturing it 3
- noun burlesque a ludicrous imitation or caricature 3
- noun burlesque a play of the 17th–19th centuries that parodied some contemporary dramatic fashion or event 3
- noun burlesque a bawdy comedy show of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the striptease eventually became one of its chief elements 3
- adjective burlesque of, relating to, or characteristic of a burlesque 3
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Origin of burlesque
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < French < Italian burlesco, equivalent to burl(a) jest (perhaps < Spanish; cf. burladero) + -esco -esque
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Parts of speech for Burlesque
noun
adjective
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preposition
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burlesque popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for burlesque
adj burlesque
- mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- comic — If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
- mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- satirical — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
noun burlesque
- spoof — a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
- travesty — a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
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