English adjective: baroque | |||
1. | baroque having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation | ||
Samples | The building...frantically baroque. | ||
Synonyms | churrigueresco, churrigueresque | ||
Similar | fancy | ||
Antonyms | plain | ||
2. | Baroque of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750 | ||
English noun: Baroque | |||
1. | Baroque (time) 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 | ||
Instance hypernym | age, historic period | ||
2. | baroque (attribute) elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century | ||
Synonyms | baroqueness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artistic style, idiom | ||