BAROQUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does baroque mean? • BAROQUE (noun)
The noun BAROQUE has 1 sense:
1. elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Familiarity information: BAROQUE used as a noun is very rare.
• BAROQUE (adjective)
The adjective BAROQUE has 1 sense:
1. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
Familiarity information: BAROQUE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BAROQUE (noun)
Meaning:
Elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
baroque; baroqueness
Hypernyms ("baroque" is a kind of...):
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
• BAROQUE (adjective)
Meaning:
Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
Synonyms:
baroque; churrigueresco; churrigueresque
Context example:
the building...frantically baroque
Similar:
fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)
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