Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monroesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-roesque
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), American actress and model.

Example Sentences

"Her posture, I concede, is strikingly Monroesque, though that evidently is no claim to individuality after Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and a hundred other clones of the Platonic Monroesque ideal."
"Investing in some fabulous and clever lingerie can help fast-track you to Monroesque curves."
"During the fall tour, on October 2, 1947, Norman Granz met Loretta Sullivan, the first of three women who would become his wife. Seeing the Monroesque blonde beauty from Saginaw, Michigan, distributing fliers for the JATP concert outside the city’s Municipal Auditorium, he immediately fell in love."
"As tall as Brian, she was a natural honey blonde with Monroesque curves."

Etymology

From Monroe + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Monroe

Inflected Forms

more Monroesque (comparative) most Monroesque (superlative)

Questions

What does monroesque mean?: Resembling Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), American actress and model.
Where does monroesque come from?: From Monroe + -esque.

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