Piranesianadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪrəˈneɪzɪən/,

/ˌpɪrəˈneɪʒn/, U.S.

/ˌpɪrəˈneɪʒ(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Piranesi , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–78), Italian architect and artist + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix.

Of, resembling, or characteristic of the architectural style or theories of Piranesi, esp. in being fancifully or gloomily neoclassical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > Italian and French styles

Lombardic1832

Venetian-Gothic1849

French colonial1859

Bramantesque1883

Piranesian1923

1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay vi. 87 You could fancy yourself at the entrance of one of Piranesi's prisons... Mrs Viveash's taxi drove in under the Piranesian arch.

1961 Architect & Building News 21 June 822/1 The east and west elevations close the vistas in a highly dramatic, almost Piranesian, fashion.

1968 Punch 25 Dec. 910/1 They have just reconstituted Euston Station and I don't like it at all. I miss the mock-Doric arch and the Victorian grandeur, the sweeping vistas and the Piranesian gloom.

1995 J. Banville Athena 217 Squatting with Francie..in the gloom of that Piranesian vault.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piranesian
释义	Piranesianadj. Brit. /ˌpɪrəˈneɪzɪən/, /ˌpɪrəˈneɪʒn/, U.S. /ˌpɪrəˈneɪʒ(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Piranesi , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–78), Italian architect and artist + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix. Of, resembling, or characteristic of the architectural style or theories of Piranesi, esp. in being fancifully or gloomily neoclassical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > Italian and French styles Lombardic1832 Venetian-Gothic1849 French colonial1859 Bramantesque1883 Piranesian1923 1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay vi. 87 You could fancy yourself at the entrance of one of Piranesi's prisons... Mrs Viveash's taxi drove in under the Piranesian arch. 1961 Architect & Building News 21 June 822/1 The east and west elevations close the vistas in a highly dramatic, almost Piranesian, fashion. 1968 Punch 25 Dec. 910/1 They have just reconstituted Euston Station and I don't like it at all. I miss the mock-Doric arch and the Victorian grandeur, the sweeping vistas and the Piranesian gloom. 1995 J. Banville Athena 217 Squatting with Francie..in the gloom of that Piranesian vault. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1923
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