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Meaning of "grotesquery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROTESQUERY

grotesquery  [ɡrəʊˈtɛskərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROTESQUERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grotesquery 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 GROTESQUERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grotesquery in the English dictionary

The definition of grotesquery in the dictionary is the state of being grotesque. Other definition of grotesquery is something that is grotesque, esp an object such as a sculpture.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROTESQUERY


apothecary
əˈpɒθɪkərɪ
bakery
ˈbeɪkərɪ
brusquerie
ˈbruːskərɪ
chicory
ˈtʃɪkərɪ
cookery
ˈkʊkərɪ
crockery
ˈkrɒkərɪ
fakery
ˈfeɪkərɪ
flickery
ˈflɪkərɪ
geekery
ˈɡiːkərɪ
grotesquerie
ɡrəʊˈteskərɪ
hickory
ˈhɪkərɪ
mockery
ˈmɒkərɪ
peccary
ˈpɛkərɪ
piscary
ˈpɪskərɪ
Terpsichore
tɜːpˈsɪkərɪ
Thackeray
ˈθækərɪ
trickery
ˈtrɪkərɪ
vicary
ˈvɪkərɪ
whiskery
ˈwɪskərɪ
Zachary
ˈzækərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROTESQUERY

grossularite
Grosswardein
grosz
groszy
grot
Grote
grotesque
grotesquely
grotesqueness
grotesquerie
Grotian
Grotianism
Grotius
grottier
grottiest
grotto
grottoed
grotty
grouch
grouchier

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROTESQUERY

battery
broguery
celery
delivery
demagoguery
discovery
eatery
every
gallery
grocery
imagery
mystery
pedagoguery
photo gallery
query
recovery
roguery
special-delivery
surgery
very

Synonyms and antonyms of grotesquery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grotesquery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROTESQUERY

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

Translator English - Chinese

怪诞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grotesco
570 millions of speakers

English

grotesquery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grotesquery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grotesquery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

grotesquery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grotesco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grotesquery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grotesque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grotesquery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Groteske
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grotesquery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grotesquery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grotesquery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grotesquery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grotesquery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Grotesquery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grotesquery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grottesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grotesquery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

grotesquery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grotesquery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grotesquery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grotesquery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grotesquery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grotesquery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grotesquery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROTESQUERY»

The term «grotesquery» is normally little used and occupies the 145.431 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROTESQUERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grotesquery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grotesquery» 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 grotesquery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROTESQUERY»

Discover the use of grotesquery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grotesquery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Divine Grotesquery: An African American Philosophical Theology
Until now, Victor Anderson says, African American theologians have failed to produce a systematic philosophical theology.
Victor Anderson, 2002
2
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
Skulduggery and Valkyrie are facing a new enemy: Baron Vengeous, who is determined to bring back the terrifying Faceless Ones and is crafting an army of evil to help him.
Derek Landy, 2011
3
Quevedo and the Grotesque
Given the « make-believe » atmosphere which pervades this reality, whether consisting of huge giants or devil-invoking sorcerers, we cannot avoid being affected differently by whatever grotesquery we might encounter; the greater distance it ...
James Iffland, 1982
4
Images of the Antipodes in the Eighteenth Century: A Study ...
Why, then, did literature of the period revert to the grotesquery of its early forebears? A possible factor is that, whereas Renaissance Europe perceived the New World as a remote other (in terms of the biblical schema of Noah's three sons), the ...
David Fausett, 1995
5
Masters of the Grotesque: The Cinema of Tim Burton, Terry ...
The mild, Dickensian grotesquery of Chaplin's Tramp in The Gold Rush or Modern Times makes satiric comedy out of dehumanizing situations (Cook 202). Chaplin extends this trajectory even further in Monsieur Verdoux, his brooding, grimly ...
Schuy R. Weishaar, 2012
6
The Appropriation of Cultural Capital: China's May Fourth ...
Whereas grotesquery may be seen as an outrageous simulacrum of the real, the real can prove more unthinkable and terrible than what has already been imagined. As Wu Jianren describes in Eyewitness Reports of Strange Things from the ...
Milena Doleželová-Velingerová, Oldřich Král, Graham Martin Sanders, 2001
7
Representations of Homosexuality: Black Liberation Theology ...
Grotesquery. of. Black. Gay. Life. In returning to the black gay club scene, we must find a way to make sense of E. Lynn Harris's somewhat negative portrayals of the club spaces in New York City and E. Patrick Johnson's positive portrayals of ...
Roger A. Sneed, 2010
8
Periods in Pop Culture: Menstruation in Film and Television
Grotesquery. of. Smell. In chapter 3 I quoted Geri from human development researchers Katherine Allen and Abbie Goldberg's study who claimed “when I am on my period I smell this awful odor that never goes away no matter how many ...
Lauren Rosewarne, 2012
9
Playing with Fire
Just when you think you've saved the world...
Derek Landy, 2008
10
Dissertation Abstracts International: The humanities and ...
In Chapter Three, Barnaby Rudge and A Tale of Two Cities are considered separately as novels dealing with the grotesquery of mob violence. In Barnaby Rudge, the anarchic background provided by the grotesque mob reinforces the intense, ...
‎1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROTESQUERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grotesquery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sindh's operation recompense
Just the sheer grotesquery of it all merits a few moments of silence — this horrible confection of land-grabbers, Lyari gangsters, extortionists, ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Sodomite "marriage" ruling means dark days ahead for USA
... given "legitimacy" to abominable sexual behavior and imposed a grotesquery of "marriage" on the nation. Dark days of tyranny are ahead. «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
3
Sodomite 'Marriage' Ruling Means Dark Days Ahead For USA
... given “legitimacy” to abominable sexual behavior and imposed a grotesquery of “marriage” on the nation. Dark days of tyranny are ahead. «American Clarion, Jul 15»
4
Endearing Awful People: Or, How I Accidentally Fell in Love with …
All of which is an extremely long-winded way of saying that Rick and Morty is, eight times in ten, a black-hearted grotesquery with more interest ... «The Mary Sue, Jun 15»
5
'Mad Max: Fury Road' is so good at spectacular violence that it …
That's also true of the production design — a rich tapestry of grotesquery, much of which ends up getting lost in the melee. This lunatic ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
6
KFC refutes claim that they served customer deep-fried rat
These rumors have been debunked but persist, aided by actual instances of fast food grotesquery like the case of the kid who found a weird ... «Death and Taxes, Jun 15»
7
'Orphan Black' Has Bloody Mommy Issues in 'Insolvent Phantom of …
To help distract from all the violence and grotesquery, we learn that S. was once in a band, and then this happens: While Sarah is away in ... «ScreenCrush, Jun 15»
8
The Bottom Shelf: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Blood And Black …
You'd think, then, that this would be enough grotesquery for now. Of course, you'd be wrong, as we're about to find out. Surely everyone's first ... «Den Of Geek, Jun 15»
9
The Relentless Humanity of The Witcher 3
There are times that the game wallows in grotesquery. This is undeniable, particularly in the main quest, where the reminders of how nasty ... «Paste Magazine, Jun 15»
10
WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Hannibal
... displayed in increasingly symbolic grotesquery. This episode is one of the good examples of how the show complicates Hannibal's character ... «Wired, Jun 15»

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