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baroque

/bəˈɹoʊk/noun, adjective2 syllables

Baroque means: having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation.

Synonyms for baroque6

noun, as in the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe

Baroque era, Baroque period

noun, as in elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

baroqueness

adjective, as in having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

churrigueresque, churrigueresco, fancy

What does baroque mean?5

adjective

1

having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation“the building … frantically baroque”

2

of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

3

of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

noun

1

the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe

2

elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Baroque in a sentence

  • She prefers quiet music - the baroque, for example.Zifre
  • In the villa, there's a large baroque room.rul
  • I have no trouble sight-singing baroque music.CK
  • The former baroque residence of the abbot now houses the town history museum.sundown
  • Baroque architecture was once considered new wave, before it was usurped by Rococo architecture.Rawrren
  • Early Biedermeier emphasized simple, curving lines in opposition to neoclassical and baroque elements.Cangarejo
  • Do you agree that almost all Baroque composers wrote for the flute?mervert1
  • These harmonies are typical of the Baroque period.mailohilohi

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Forms of baroque

as a noun

plural
baroques

as a adjective

comparative
baroquer
superlative
baroquest