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Baroque¹
- /bəˈɹɒk/ UK
- /bəˈɹəʊk/ UK
- /bəˈɹoʊk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk, -əʊk
Where it comes from
Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco and Sicilian baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”), or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco.
adjective more Baroque · most Baroque
- From or characteristic of the Baroque period.
proper noun
- A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
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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.
Similar: Ultima
baroque²
- /bæˈɹɒk/ UK
- /bəˈɹoʊk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk, -əʊk
Where it comes from
Via French baroque (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verrūca (“wart”). It has been suggested that the term derives from Baroco, a technical term from scholastic logic.
adjective baroquer · baroquest
- Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
- Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
- Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
- Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
- Characteristic of Western art and music of the Early Modern period. 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.
- Overly and needlessly complicated. grotesquely baroque bureaucratic hassles
noun baroques
- An ornate, detailed style. […] 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fancy, baroqueness, churrigueresque, churrigueresco, ornate, extravagant, flamboyant, florid, rococo, elaborate, ornamented, lavish, ostentatious, detailed, intricate, sumptuous
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adj relating or belonging to the Baroque period
| Español | barroco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바로크 barokeu |
| 日本語 | バロック barokku |
| Português | barroco |
| Deutsch | barock, Barock- |
name period in architecture
| Español | Barroco |
|---|---|
| Português | Barroco |
| Deutsch | Barock |
| Italiano | barocco |
| Ελληνικά | μπαρόκ barók |
| Русский | баро́кко barókko |
name period in art
| Español | Barroco |
|---|---|
| Português | Barroco |
| Deutsch | Barock |
| Italiano | barocco |
| Ελληνικά | μπαρόκ barók |
| Русский | баро́кко barókko |
name period in music
| Español | Barroco |
|---|---|
| Português | Barroco |
| Deutsch | Barock |
| Italiano | barocco |
| Ελληνικά | μπαρόκ barók |
| Русский | баро́кко barókko |
name chess variant
| Ελληνικά | Μπαρόκ σκάκι Barók skáki |
|---|---|
| Русский | баро́кко barókko |
adj complex and beautiful
| Português | barroco |
|---|
adj embellished
| Português | barroco |
|---|
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