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noun
Synonym of grotesquerie, the quality of being grotesque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: grotesquerie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grotesquery, grotesquerie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ugliness
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō) Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor. Latin crypta Italian grotta Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Vulgar Latin -iscus Italian -esco Italian grottescobor. Middle French grotesquebor. English grotesque Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English grotesqueness From grotesque + -ness.
