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Meaning of "grotesqueness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROTESQUENESS

grotesqueness  [ɡrəʊˈtesknəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROTESQUENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grotesqueness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GROTESQUENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grotesqueness in the English dictionary

The definition of grotesqueness in the dictionary is the quality of being grotesque.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROTESQUENESS


alikeness
əˈlaɪknəs
brainsickness
ˈbreɪnˌsɪknəs
carsickness
ˈkɑːˌsɪknəs
chicness
ˈʃiːknəs
Christlikeness
ˈkraɪstˌlaɪknəs
duskness
ˈdʌsknəs
exoticness
ɪɡˈzɒtɪknəs
franticness
ˈfræntɪknəs
giganticness
dʒaɪˈɡæntɪknəs
heartsickness
ˈhɑːtˌsɪknəs
lankness
ˈlæŋknəs
nonuniqueness
ˌnɒnjuːˈniːknəs
opaqueness
əʊˈpeɪknəs
prosaicness
prəʊˈzeɪɪknəs
publicness
ˈpʌblɪknəs
sculpturesqueness
ˌskʌlptʃərˈesknəs
statuesqueness
ˌstætʃʊˈɛsknəs
travel-sickness
ˈtrævəlˌsɪknəs
unlikeness
ʌnˈlaɪknəs
warlikeness
ˈwɔːˌlaɪknəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROTESQUENESS

grossness
grossular
grossularite
Grosswardein
grosz
groszy
grot
Grote
grotesque
grotesquely
grotesquerie
grotesquery
Grotian
Grotianism
Grotius
grottier
grottiest
grotto
grottoed
grotty

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROTESQUENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of grotesqueness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grotesqueness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROTESQUENESS

Find out the translation of grotesqueness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grotesqueness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grotesqueness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怪诞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grotesco
570 millions of speakers

English

grotesqueness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grotesqueness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشاعة ووحشية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гротескность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grotesco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grotesqueness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grotesque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketakutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Groteske
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怪奇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grotesqueness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grotesqueness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lố bịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grotesqueness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशिष्टता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuhaflık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aspetto grottesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

groteskowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гротескность
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grotesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλλόκοτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grotesqueness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

groteskeri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grotesqueness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grotesqueness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROTESQUENESS»

The term «grotesqueness» is normally little used and occupies the 138.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROTESQUENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grotesqueness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grotesqueness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grotesqueness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROTESQUENESS»

Discover the use of grotesqueness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grotesqueness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Face Recognition: Cognitive and Computational Processes
Bartlett and Searcy (1993), like Rhodes Brake, and Atkinson, found that inversion of a face lowers the degree of grotesqueness aroused by faces with local inversion (Thatcherized faces) and those that have undergone spacing. Inversion did ...
Sam S. Rakover, Baruch Cahlon, 2001
2
The Living Age
A3 cousins are apt to feel the grotesqueness of the moral contrasts between them far more than strangers, for the very reason that they are not so far off as they might seem, so the new sense of affinity between the various animal types and ...
‎1873
3
The Grotesque in Art and Literature: Theological Reflections
Most of them lack the standard features of grotesqueness we expect: gargantuan size, a mixture of the body parts of different species, inversion, or unanticipated transmogrification. These women's lack of grotesqueness, in a text that ...
James Luther Adams, Wilson Yates, Robert Penn Warren, 1997
4
Rudolf Laban: The Dancer of the Crystal
... 221 Gianni Schicchi, 236 Das Grauen (The Horror), 226 Grimasse des Sultans (The Sultan's Grimace), 14, 217, 243 Groteske (Grotesqueness), 223 Groteske ( Grotesqueness), 234 Groteske (Grotesqueness), 215 Groteske (Grotesqueness),  ...
Evelyn Dörr, 2008
5
Understanding Cinema: A Psychological Theory of Moving Imagery
Effects of ”grotesqueness” may be caused by the absolute body size of the projected character on the screen. If we assume that cinema, with the exception of slide shows, was the first mode of representation that used big screens and ...
Per Persson, 2003
6
Quevedo and the Grotesque
Whether or not there is a direct parallel for it in Bosch, both the reader of that time and of today would react to the mention of the latter's name and «read into» the scene the archetypal grotesqueness of his art. This is not to say, of course, that ...
James Iffland, 1982
7
The Living Age
She once described her own appearance, with characteristic frankness, as " defective even to the point of grotesqueness from an aesthetic point of view." This grotesqueness she accentuated, at any rate after I knew her, by a dress designed for ...
‎1904
8
Speaking Truth to Power: Selected Pan-African Postcards
The. embarrassing. grotesqueness. of. presidents. 20 April 2007 I was going to write this week about the numerous candidates in Nigeria's presidential elections this weekend. But so grotesque and tragic have been the monumental and ...
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, Ama Biney, 2010
9
Gilbert and Sullivan Boys and Girls
As originally conceived by W.S. Gilbert, the character of John Wellington Wells was much more sinister in bearing and grotesque in appearance than many people envision today. This grotesqueness in the character of Wells survived through ...
‎2004
10
Early Modern Poetics in Melville and Poe: Memory, ...
And this quaintness and grotesqueness are, as we have elsewhere endeavored to show, very powerful, and if well managed, very admissible adjuncts to Ideality” (585). Poe's own aesthetic predispositions are revealed here unmistakably, and ...
Dr William E Engel, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROTESQUENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grotesqueness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jonathan Church on the golden age of Hollywood and deciding to …
“With the humour of the time you realise there was a certain amount of grotesqueness,” says Church. “It's all about hitting people on the head, or dropping pianos ... «The Argus, Jul 15»
2
Q&A: Tony Abbott's ABC ban shows adults are not in charge
There is a sort of grotesqueness to our public discourse now which is trivial and cynical and nasty. And I think the politicians are more victims of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
BWW Reviews: THE DAPTO CHASER Takes A Look At The Hard …
Hodda presents Arnold with a grotesqueness that proves Errol's impression that he is slimy and untrustworthy. From his physicality to the ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
Mahakumbh - Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani: TV Series Review
Dansh's portrayal was exactly on the same lines. As the focus shifted towards the grotesqueness in Dansh who was given an ostentatious evil ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Nkrumahism, The Can Of Worms I Opened – Capitalism
The history of capitalism has been distorted by people like Marx and Engels to the extent of grotesqueness. Many people who don't even know ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
6
'Fear The Walking Dead': 3 Tasty, Spoiler-Free Secrets From The …
It'll certainly be tough to match the grotesqueness of the Well Walker, but the season premiere has a couple of memorable makeup moments ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
7
The Animalistic Generation: Why Accepting Minimal Intimacy Hurts Us
With the revival of the established practice of dating, we may be able to prevent the grotesqueness of a sheet-deprived mattress that is likely ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
8
Cheap shot, New York Times
The author seems to be mistaking character for destruction and grotesqueness. Baltimore is a city that cultivates individuality and pride for one's ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
9
Targeting Petrenko
She contrasted Jewish grotesqueness with “the world-renowned German-sound expertise” of Petrenko's rival, Christian Thielemann. Echoing ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
10
Thrillers from Manila
The effect heightens the monster's grotesqueness in a way that a polished rendering would not. These two comics are an accomplished effort. «Livemint, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grotesqueness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grotesqueness>. Apr 2024 ».
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