grotesqueness
61grotesque — (adj.) c.1600s, originally a noun (1560s), from M.Fr. crotesque (16c., Mod.Fr. grotesque), from It. grottesco, lit. of a cave, from grotta (see GROTTO (Cf. grotto)). The usual explanation is that the word first was used of paintings found on the… …
62“Pickman’s Model“ — Short story (5,570 words); probably written in early September 1926. First published in WT(October 1927); rpt. WT(November 1936); first collected in O;corrected text in DH;annotated version in An2 and TD. The narrator, Thurber, tells why he …
63grotesque — [grə(ʊ) tɛsk] adjective 1》 comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. 2》 shockingly incongruous or inappropriate. noun 1》 a grotesque figure or image. 2》 a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and… …
64strangeness — n. 1. Foreignness. 2. Distance, reserve, coldness, shyness, uncommunicativeness. 3. Uncouthness, oddness, singularity, eccentricity, grotesqueness. 4. Estrangement, alienation, mutual dislike. 5. Wonderfulness, marvellousness, uncommonness …
65caricature — n Caricature, burlesque, parody, travesty are comparable as nouns meaning a grotesque or bizarre imitation of something and as verbs meaning to make such an imitation. Caricature implies ludicrous exaggeration or distortion (often pictorial) of… …
66dialect — n 1 Dialect, vernacular, patois, lingo, jargon, cant, argot, slang denote a form of language or a style of speech which varies from that accepted as the literary standard. Dialect (see also LANGUAGE 1) is applied ordinarily to a form of a… …
67ornate — ornate, rococo, baroque, flamboyant, florid can all mean elaborately and often pretentiously decorated or designed. Ornate is applicable to anything heavily adorned or ornamented or conspicuously embellished {an ornate style of architecture} {the …
68prank — n Prank, caper, antic, monkeyshine, dido mean a playful, often a mischievous, act or trick. Prank carries the strongest implication of devilry of all these words, though there is little suggestion of malice and primary emphasis upon the practical …
69grotesque — /groʊˈtɛsk / (say groh tesk) adjective 1. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc. 2. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character;… …
70monstrosity — [n] freak abnormality, atrocity, deformity, dreadfulness, enormity, eyesore, freakishness, frightfulness, grotesqueness, heinousness, hideousness, horror, monster, mutant, mutation; concepts 411,657 …
