romeo and juliet-esque
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English
38
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare or its eponymous protagonists.
Example Sentences
- "SHALOM SALAAM (9.30 pm BBC2) Apart from running the EastEnders’ shop, the Asian community doesn’t seem to exist on British TV. This Romeo and Juliet-esque story of the love between a Muslim girl and a Jewish boy, and the conflicts it causes, is certainly a step in the right direction."
- "Movie: Love Story: Sappy, sentimental and romantic, this Romeo and Juliet'''-esque tragedy from director Arthur Hiller has become a classic."
- "There are plenty of gritty, beautifully choreographed scenes, with surprises like enemy soldiers popping out of the sand and Romeo and Juliet'''-esque fake-out death potions."
- "When Jim Leonard first created the concept for Fox’s Skin, a stylistically sensual, Romeo and Juliet-esque tale with pornography and politics as its core, he was urged to take it to cable."
- "Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’s 1961 musical tells the story of the Romeo and Juliet'''-esque love affair between a reformed New York gang member and a Puerto Rican immigrant. When Tony (Richard Beymer) sets eyes on Maria (Natalie Wood) at a dance, it’s love at first sight – but from the beginning, their relationship is threatened by the animosity between their gangs."
- "Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Omar tells a Romeo and Juliet-esque West Bank tale where Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance when crossing the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia."
Etymology
From Romeo and Juliet + -esque.
Inflected Forms
more Romeo and Juliet-esque (comparative)
most Romeo and Juliet-esque (superlative)
Romeo-and-Juliet-esque (alternative)
Romeo and Julietesque (alternative)
Romeo-and-Julietesque (alternative)
Romeo & Juliet-esque (alternative)