гротеск (шрифт)
1. имя существительное гротеск; шарж Синоним(ы): cartoon, caricature 2. прилагательное 1) гротескный 2) абсурдный, нелепый Например: It was grotesque of him to be dressed like that. — Он выглядел нелепо в этой одежде. Синоним(ы): bizarre
I. noun Etymology: Middle French and Old Italian; Middle French, from Old Italian (pittura) grottesca, literally, cave painting, feminine of grottesco of a cave, from grotta 1. a. a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature b. a piece of work in this style 2. one that is grotesque 3. sans serif II. adjective of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the grotesque: as a. fanciful, bizarre b. absurdly incongruous c. departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical Synonyms: see fantastic • grotesquely adverb • grotesqueness noun