Grotesquerie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹoʊˈtɛskəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grotesquerie is a noun meaning An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
Meaning
An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
More Meanings
- Grotesque things collectively.
- Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.
- (literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
Example Sentences
The tone is brittle and morbid, emphasizing the eerie grotesquerie of Albert Giraud's poems.
She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact, drowsily realizing that since she had fallen asleep it had come on to rain smartly out of a shrouded sky.
Word Forms
- grotesqueries
- grotesquery
Synonyms for grotesquerie
Depending on context, synonyms include grotesquery, grotesqueness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grotesquery, grotesqueness, gruesomeness, macabreness, ghoulishness, freakery.
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