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Dantesque

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdæntɪˈɛsk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /dɑnˈtɛsk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante; characterized by a formal, elevated tone and somber focus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dantean

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Dante French -esquebor. English -esque English Dantesque From Dante + -esque.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دانتيا — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Catalan: dantesc — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 但丁的 (Dàndīng de) — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Czech: dantovský — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Dutch: dantesk — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Esperanto: danta — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Esperanto: danteska — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Estonian: dantelik — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Finnish: dantelainen — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • French: dantesque — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • German: dantesk — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Greek: δάντειος (dánteios) — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Greek: δαντικός (dantikós) — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Hungarian: dantei — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Italian: dantesco — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Japanese: ダンテの — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Polish: dantejski — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Portuguese: dantesco — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Romanian: dantesc — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Russian: да́нтовский (dántovskij) — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Serbo-Croatian: да̀нтеовскӣ — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Serbo-Croatian: dànteovskī — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Spanish: dantesco — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Swedish: Dantes — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Swedish: dantesk — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Tamil: தாந்தேயின் (tāntēyiṉ) — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Ukrainian: дантівські (dantivsʹki) — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
  • Vietnamese: Đăng-tơ — of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus