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Michelangelesque

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

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  • /ˌmaɪkəlænd͡ʒəˈlɛsk/
  • mī'kl-ăn-jə-lĕskʹ
  • rhymes with -ɛsk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling or relating to the works of the artist Michelangelo (1475–1564).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adjective

Meaning 2

in the manner of Michelangelo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Michelangelo Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Vulgar Latin -iscus Italian -escobor. French -esquebor. English -esque English Michelangelesque From Michelangelo + -esque.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: Michelangelův — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • French: michelangelesque — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • French: michelangesque — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Hungarian: michelangelói — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Italian: michelangiolesco — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Portuguese: miguel-angelesco — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Russian: микела́нджеловский (mikelándželovskij) — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Serbo-Croatian: микела̑нђеловскӣ — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Serbo-Croatian: michelȃngelovskī — resembling or relating to Michelangelo
  • Spanish: miguelangelesco — resembling or relating to Michelangelo