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noun
An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Grotesque things collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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noun
ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquery
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Broader terms: ugliness
History
From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
