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Antonyms for baroque

Grammar : Adj
Spell : buh-rohk; French ba-rawk
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈroʊk; French baˈrɔk

Definition of baroque

Origin :
  • 1765, from French baroque (15c.) "irregular," from Portuguese barroco "imperfect pearl," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Spanish berruca "a wart."
  • This style in decorations got the epithet of Barroque taste, derived from a word signifying pearls and teeth of unequal size. [Fuseli's translation of Winkelmann, 1765]
  • Klein suggests the name may be from Italian painter Federigo Barocci (1528-1612), a founder of the style. How to tell baroque from rococo, according to Fowler: "The characteristics of baroque are grandeur, pomposity, and weight; those of rococo are inconsequence, grace, and lightness." But the two terms often used without distinction for styles featuring odd and excessive ornamentation.
  • adj decorative, especially architecture
Example sentences :
  • An early letter from Rome had a good deal to say about the Baroque.
  • Extract from : « On the Stairs » by Henry B. Fuller
  • The architecture is Gothic, with many traces of Baroque and Mudjar art.
  • Extract from : « Old Continental Towns » by Walter M. Gallichan
  • The body is constructed of a baroque pearl; the tail terminates in a point.
  • Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,
  • The church is gray limestone, like the residence, with a baroque faade.
  • Extract from : « The Haciendas of Mexico » by Paul Alexander Bartlett
  • True, the beauty of baroque had not been discovered in his day.
  • Extract from : « Alone » by Norman Douglas
  • Only it isn't Moorish; it's Baroque—and a very good example.
  • Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 » by Various
  • There is hardly an Italian city that would not be poorer for the absence of the Baroque.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Italy » by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
  • The church was, however, remodelled in 1676, and the interior is baroque.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 » by Various
  • In phrases of baroque convolution, he conveyed the message of his heart.
  • Extract from : « Queen Victoria » by Lytton Strachey
  • Both the Gothic and Baroque designs could only be used in rooms of their own respective styles.
  • Extract from : « The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration » by Various

Synonyms for baroque

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