First Known Use: 1765
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1baroque
adjective, ba·roque often capitalized \bə-ˈrōk, ba-, -ˈräk, -ˈrȯk\
: of or relating to a dramatic style of art and music that was common in the 17th and early 18th centuries and that featured many decorative parts and details
: having many details or too many details
Full Definition of BAROQUE
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
2
: characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance
3
: irregularly shaped —used of gems <a baroque pearl>
— ba·roque·ly adverb
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Origin of BAROQUE
French, from Middle French barroque irregularly shaped (of a pearl), from Portuguese barroco irregularly shaped pearl
Related to BAROQUE
- Synonyms
- excessive, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
- Antonyms
- middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
Rhymes with BAROQUE
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2baroque
noun, often capitalized
Definition of BAROQUE
: the baroque style or the period in which it flourished
First Known Use of BAROQUE
1877
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