grotesquerie

== English == === Alternative forms === grotesquery === Etymology === From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) +‎ -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɹoʊˈtɛskəɹi/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɹəʊˈtɛskəɹi/ === Noun === grotesquerie (countable and uncountable, plural grotesqueries) An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing. Grotesque things collectively. [1655] Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre. (literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber. ==== Translations ==== === References === “grotesquerie, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.