Grotesque — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹoʊtˈɛsk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹəʊtˈɛsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹəʊtˈɛsk/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹoʊtˈɛsk/.

Examples

tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
twisted into monstrous shapes
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

antic fantastical monstrous fantastic

Parts of Speech

noun	art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
adjective	distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous “tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
adjective	ludicrously odd “Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”

Word Forms

grotesqueness	noun	ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
monster	noun	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
monstrosity	noun	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
antic	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grotesk

Kunst, die durch eine unpassende Mischung aus mit Pflanzen verwobenen Teilen von Menschen und Tieren gekennzeichnet ist

🇪🇸Spanish

grotesco

Arte caracterizado por una mezcla incongruente de partes de humanos y animales entrelazadas con plantas.

🇮🇹Italian

grottesco

arte caratterizzata da un'incongrua mescolanza di parti umane e animali intrecciate a piante

🇳🇱Dutch

grotesk

kunst die wordt gekenmerkt door een ongerijmde mix van delen van mensen en dieren verweven met planten

🇵🇹Portuguese

grotesco

arte caracterizada por uma mistura incongruente de partes de humanos e animais entrelaçadas com plantas

🇷🇺Russian

гротеск

искусство, характеризующееся нелепой смесью частей людей и животных, переплетенных с растениями.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचित्र

कला की विशेषता पौधों के साथ जुड़े मनुष्यों और जानवरों के हिस्सों का असंगत मिश्रण है

🇧🇩Bengali

অদ্ভুত

শিল্প উদ্ভিদের সাথে জড়িত মানুষ এবং প্রাণীর অংশগুলির একটি অসঙ্গত মিশ্রণ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கோரமான

மனிதர்கள் மற்றும் விலங்குகளின் பாகங்கள் தாவரங்களுடன் பின்னிப்பிணைந்த ஒரு பொருத்தமற்ற கலவையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் கலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వింతైన

కళ అనేది మొక్కలతో అల్లిన మానవులు మరియు జంతువుల భాగాల అసంగతమైన మిశ్రమం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्र

वनस्पतींमध्ये विणलेल्या मानव आणि प्राण्यांच्या भागांच्या विसंगत मिश्रणाद्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत कला

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચિત્ર

છોડ સાથે ગૂંથેલા માણસો અને પ્રાણીઓના ભાગોના અસંગત મિશ્રણ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ કલા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ

ಕಲೆಯು ಸಸ್ಯಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೆಣೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಮಾನವರು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಭಾಗಗಳ ಅಸಂಗತ ಮಿಶ್ರಣದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രമായ

സസ്യങ്ങളുമായി ഇഴചേർന്ന മനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയും ഭാഗങ്ങളുടെ പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്ത മിശ്രിതമാണ് കലയുടെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅੰਗਾਤਮਕ

ਕਲਾ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਬੁਣੇ ਹੋਏ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਅਸੰਗਤ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عجیب

انسانوں اور جانوروں کے پودوں کے ساتھ بنے ہوئے حصوں کے غیر متضاد مرکب کی طرف سے خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怪诞的

以人类和动物各部分与植物的不协调混合为特征的艺术

🇯🇵Japanese

グロテスク

人間と動物の一部と植物を織り交ぜた不自然な混合物を特徴とする芸術

🇰🇷Korean

그로테스크한

인간과 동물의 부분이 식물과 뒤섞여 부조화적으로 혼합된 것이 특징인 예술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỳ cục

nghệ thuật đặc trưng bởi sự pha trộn không phù hợp giữa các bộ phận của con người và động vật đan xen với thực vật

🇹🇭Thai

พิสดาร

ศิลปะที่โดดเด่นด้วยการผสมผสานระหว่างส่วนของมนุษย์และสัตว์ที่ไม่เข้ากันกับพืช

🇮🇩Indonesian

fantastis

seni yang dicirikan oleh campuran yang tidak sesuai antara bagian-bagian manusia dan hewan yang terjalin dengan tumbuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakatuwa

sining na nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng isang hindi bagay na pinaghalong bahagi ng tao at hayop na pinaghalo sa mga halaman

🇲🇾Malay

ngeri

seni yang dicirikan oleh campuran bahagian manusia dan haiwan yang tidak selaras dengan tumbuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشع

فن يتميز بمزيج غير متجانس من أجزاء من البشر والحيوانات متشابكة مع النباتات

🇮🇷Persian

گروتسک

هنری که با ترکیبی نامتجانس از اجزای انسان و حیوانات که با گیاهان در هم تنیده شده اند مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

grotesk

Bitkilerle iç içe geçmiş insan ve hayvan parçalarının uyumsuz bir karışımıyla karakterize edilen sanat

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרוֹטֶסקִי

אמנות המאופיינת בתערובת לא תואמת של חלקים של בני אדם ובעלי חיים השזורים בצמחים

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The primary meaning of 'grotesque' is 'art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants'.

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Using 'grotesque' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'grotesque' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'grotesque' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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