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baroque
English
Etymology
Via French baroque (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verr?ca (“wart”). It has been suggested that the term derives from Baroco, a technical term from scholastic logic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bæ???k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- (US) IPA(key): /b???o?k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Adjective
baroque (comparative baroquer, superlative baroquest)
- Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
- Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
- Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
- Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
- Characteristic of Western art music of about the same period.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Baquero
French
Etymology
Middle French baroque, originally denoting a pearl of irregular shape, from Italian barocco, Spanish barrueco, or Portuguese barroco, all possibly from Latin verr?ca (“wart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.??k/
Adjective
baroque (plural baroques)
- baroque (all senses)
Descendants
- ? English: baroque
- ? Spanish: barroco
Further reading
- “baroque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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rococo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French rococo.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /???k??k??/
- Rhymes: -??k??
Noun
rococo (uncountable)
- A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
Translations
Adjective
rococo (comparative more rococo, superlative most rococo)
- Of or relating to the rococo style.
- Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.
- Old-fashioned.
Translations
French
Etymology
Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.k?.ko/
Adjective
rococo (plural rococos)
- rococo (architectural style, all senses)
- (abstract, derogatory) Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards.
Further reading
- “rococo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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