Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Baroque   /bərˈoʊk/   Listen
Baroque

noun
1.
The historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe.  Synonyms: Baroque era, Baroque period.
2.
Elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century.  Synonym: baroqueness.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Baroque" Quotes from Famous Books



... even, wonderful as they are, of a taste quite so perfect. They have been put on at a later time, by a process of which there are very few examples, and none so important as this, which is really quite unique—so that, though the whole thing is a little baroque, its value as a specimen is, I ...
— The Golden Bowl • Henry James


Words linked to "Baroque" :   Baroque era, historic period, churrigueresque, churrigueresco, fancy, artistic style, Baroque period, age, idiom, baroqueness


Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com