baroque
/bəˈɹoʊk/
Frequency: 3.32 in modern English
Meaning
adj
From or characteristic of the Baroque period.
name
A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
name
The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.
adj
Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
adj
Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
adj
Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
adj
Characteristic of Western art and music of the Early Modern period.
Example Sentences
- "According to baroque.org, characteristics of baroque music include loud and soft dynamics, emphasis on harmony, and the use of string instruments and the harpsichord."
- "grotesquely baroque bureaucratic hassles"
- "baroque bookkeeping in pursuit of tax dodges"
- "[…] has semi-circular arches similar to those in Bourges, but pierced by unusual and irregular openings, and ringed with amusing portrait heads such as would not be found in the great Gothic Baroques of France."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bəˈɹoʊk/
- British English: /bəˈɹɒk/