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- [groh-tesk]
- /groʊˈtɛsk/
- /ɡrəʊ.ˈtesk.nəs/
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- [groh-tesk]
- /groʊˈtɛsk/
Definitions of grotesqueness word
- adjective grotesqueness odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 1
- adjective grotesqueness fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc. 1
- noun grotesqueness any grotesque object, design, person, or thing. 1
- noun grotesqueness The characteristic or quality of being grotesque. 1
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Origin of grotesqueness
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < French < Italian grottesco (as noun, grottesca grotesque decoration such as was apparently found in excavated dwellings), derivative of grotta. See grotto, -esque
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Parts of speech for Grotesqueness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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grotesqueness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grotesqueness
noun grotesqueness
- abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
- monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- hideousness — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
- deformity — A deformity is a part of someone's body which is not the normal shape because of injury or illness, or because they were born this way.
Antonyms for grotesqueness
noun grotesqueness
- beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
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