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grotesques

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ɡroʊ-/
    • /ɡrəʊˈtesk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ɡroʊ-/

Definitions of grotesques word

  • noun grotesques Plural form of grotesque. 1
  • noun grotesques plural of grotesque. 0

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Parts of speech for Grotesques

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grotesques popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for grotesques

adjective grotesques

  • gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • odds — something that is odd.
  • antics — Antics are funny, silly, or unusual ways of behaving.
  • extremes — Plural form of extreme.
  • flamboyants — Plural form of flamboyant.

noun grotesques

  • freaks — Plural form of freak.

Antonyms for grotesques

adjective grotesques

  • fittings — Plural form of fitting.
  • commons — people not of noble birth viewed as forming a political order
  • familiars — Plural form of familiar.
  • smalls — something that is small: Do you prefer the small or the large?
  • standards — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.

Top questions with grotesques

  • what are grotesques?
  • what are gargoyles and grotesques?

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