English Explanatory Dictionary

grotesquerie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
  2. Grotesque things collectively.
  3. Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.
  4. A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹoʊˈtɛskəɹi/ /ɡɹəʊˈtɛskəɹi/

Word forms

grotesquerie grotesqueries grotesquery

Etymology

From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie.

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