BAROQUE
Scrabble letter values: B3A1R1O1Q10U1E1 = 18
Definition
- adjective having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation. — synonyms: churrigueresque, churrigueresco
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750.
- noun 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
- noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century. — synonyms: baroqueness
Examples
- “the building...frantically baroque-William Dean Howells”