grotesquerie

ɡʁɔtɛskʁi

Definition

Definition of grotesquerie - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

bizarrerie

Rare

caractère de ce qui est bizarre et invraisemblable

Rare

La grotesquerie de cette situation nous laisse sans voix.

bizarrerie

étrangeté

excentricité

ridicule

Rare

caractère ridicule et bouffon de quelque chose

Rare

La grotesquerie de ses gestes fait rire tout le monde.

bouffonnerie

caricature

art décoratif

TECH.

ornement décoratif fantaisiste inspiré de l'art antique

TECH.

Les grotesqueries ornent les murs de cette villa Renaissance.

vulgarité

Rare

chose ou comportement outrancier et de mauvais goût

Rare

Cette grotesquerie choque tous les invités présents.

grossièreté

indécence

vulgarité

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Origin of grotesquerie

italien, grottesco (grotte - grotte) + -erie (action)

Examples of grotesquerie in a sentence

Le film assume pleinement la grotesquerie de ses personnages secondaires.
La grotesquerie de ce décor de théâtre le rendait fascinant.
Il dénonça la grotesquerie du discours officiel dans son article.
Les plafonds du palais sont couverts de délicates grotesqueries.
Le restaurateur a patiemment ravivé les anciennes grotesqueries de la galerie.
On ne voyait dans ce spectacle qu'une pure grotesquerie.

Le film sombre finalement dans la grotesquerie et perd tout intérêt.

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English:absurdity, ridiculousness, ...
German:Groteske, Lächerlichkeit, ...
Italian:grottescheria, ridicolaggine, ...
Spanish:grotesquería, ridiculez, ...
Portuguese:grotesqueria, grotesquice, ...
Chinese:怪诞, 滑稽可笑, ...
Japanese:奇妙さ, 滑稽さ, ...
Arabic:غَرَابَة, سخرية, ...
Hebrew:גְּרוֹטֶסְקִיּוּת, גְּרוֹטֶסְקִיּוּת, ...
Russian:гротескность, нелепость, ...
Ukrainian:гротескність, комічність, ...
Catalan:grotesquedat, grotesqueria, ...
Danish:groteskhed, det groteske, ...
Dutch:groteskheid, belachelijkheid, ...
Greek:παραξενιά, κωμικότητα, ...
Hungarian:groteszkség, komikusság, ...
Khmer:ភាពចម្លែក, ភាពកំប្លែងចម្លែក, ...
Korean:기괴함, 익살스러움, ...
Polish:groteskowość, karykaturalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):grotesqueria, grotesco, ...
Romanian:grotescherie, caracter grotesc, ...
Swedish:groteskhet, löjlighet, ...
Thai:ความประหลาดพิสดาร, ความน่าขัน, ...
Turkish:grotesklik, gülünçlük, ...
Vietnamese:sự kỳ quặc, sự buồn cười, ...

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Definition of grotesquerie - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of grotesquerie

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