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Wiktionary

Up to date as of January 14, 2010

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

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English

Etymology

From French -esque (-ish, -ic, -esque).

Suffix

-esque

  1. In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.
    Kafkaesque
  2. Resembling; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.

Translations

Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -esque.

Derived terms


French

Etymology

Suffix

-esque

  1. -esque

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-esque is a suffix that means "having characteristics of" or "in the style of", for example:
  • Arabesque
  • Bartesque
  • Beatlesque
  • Burlesque
  • Dangeresque
  • Dickensesque
  • Dylanesque
  • Felliniesque
  • Grotesque
  • Humoresque
  • Kafkaesque
  • Moresque
  • Picaresque
  • Picturesque
  • Pythonesque
  • Romanesque
  • Sculpturesque
  • Statuesque


  • This is a more specific, strong suffix than -ish, which means "like", a kind of all-rounder version of the more posh "-esque".







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