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grotesquery

/ɡrəʊˈtes.kwə.ri/

Traduction: Nom désignant quelque chose de grotesque, d'absurde ou de caricaturalement déformé, souvent d'une manière étrange ou monstrueuse.

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noun

/ɡrəʊˈtes.kwə.ri/C1formal
  • frNom désignant quelque chose de grotesque, d'absurde ou de caricaturalement déformé, souvent d'une manière étrange ou monstrueuse.

A noun referring to something ludicrous or incongruously distorted, often in an unnatural or grotesque manner.

  1. Ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalnessC2formal

    A quality of being bizarre, distorted, or absurdly unnatural in appearance or character.

    frcaractère grotesque

    • The artist's work was filled with a grotesquery that both fascinated and repelled viewers.
    • The architecture of the building had a certain grotesquery, with twisted columns and distorted faces.
    • His story was a grotesquery of the truth, mixing fact with absurd invention.

    Synonymesabsurditybizarrenessfreakishnessgrotesquenessmonstrosityoddnessoutlandishnessstrangenessunnaturalnessweirdness

    Antonymesbeautyconventionalitygraceharmonyproportion

Formes
  • grotesqueries plural form
  • grotesqueries' possessive plural form
  • grotesquery's possessive singular form