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Translate grotesque from English to French

Summary

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grotesque:
- Wiktionary:
  grotesque → grotesque
  grotesque → grotesque
- Synonyms for "grotesque":
  monstrous; unnatural; ugly
  antic; fantastic; fantastical; strange; unusual
  art; fine art

English

Detailed Translations for grotesque from English to French

grotesque:

Translation Matrix for grotesque:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	antic; fantastic; fantastical; monstrous

Related Words for "grotesque":

grotesqueness, grotesquely

Synonyms for "grotesque":

monstrous; unnatural; ugly
antic; fantastic; fantastical; strange; unusual
art; fine art

Related Definitions for "grotesque":

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous¹
- tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas¹
ludicrously odd¹
- a grotesque reflection in the mirror¹
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants¹

Wiktionary Translations for grotesque:

grotesque

adjective

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
- grotesque → grotesque

grotesque

adjective

arts|fr Très orné, voire ampoulé, à la manière des fresques romaines découvertes à la Renaissance.
- grotesque → grotesque

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• grotesque	→ grotesque	↔ grotesk — absonderliche und fantastische Wirkung durch Übersteigerung nach sich ziehend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University