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croquis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kɹoʊˈkiː/
  • rhymes with -iː

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noun

Meaning 1

A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French croquis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: croquis — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • German: flüchtige Skizze — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • German: grobe Skizze — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • German: schnelle Zeichnung — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Italian: croquis — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Korean: 크로키 (keuroki) — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Korean: 스케치 (seukechi) — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Korean: 사생화 (sasaenghwa) — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Korean: 속사 (soksa) — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Korean: 약화 (yakhwa) — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Korean: 략화 (ryakhwa) — a quick and sketchy drawing
  • Polish: szybki szkic — a quick and sketchy drawing