grotesque

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French grotesque, from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave”) +‎ -esco (relational suffix). By surface analysis, grotto +‎ -esque. Compare French grotesque, English grotto. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ Rhymes: -ɛsk === Adjective === grotesque (comparative grotesquer or more grotesque, superlative grotesquest or most grotesque) Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. Coordinate term: baroque Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting. Synonym: gross (typography) Sans serif. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === grotesque (countable and uncountable, plural grotesques) A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms. Anything grotesque. (typography) A sans serif typeface. === Verb === grotesque (third-person singular simple present grotesques, present participle grotesquing or grotesqueing, simple past and past participle grotesqued) (transitive) To make grotesque. === Further reading === Grotesque in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French grotesque (“farcical”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave”) +‎ -esco (relational suffix). By surface analysis, grotte +‎ -esque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɔ.tɛsk/ === Adjective === grotesque (plural grotesques) farcical (ridiculous) grotesque === Noun === grotesque m (plural grotesques) grotesqueness ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: grotesc === Further reading === “grotesque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === crotesque === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian grottesco. === Adjective === grotesque m or f (plural grotesques) farcical (ridiculous) ==== Descendants ==== → English: grotesque French: grotesque→ Romanian: grotesc === Noun === grotesque f (plural grotesques) small cave ornament === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “grotesque”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.