Rococo is a decorative style that was popular in Europe in the eighteenth century. Rococo buildings, furniture, and works of art often include complicated curly decoration.
More Synonyms of rococo
rococo in British English
(rəˈkəʊkəʊ)
noun(often capital)
1.
a style of architecture and decoration that originated in France in the early 18th century, characterized by elaborate but graceful, light, ornamentation, often containing asymmetrical motifs
2.
an 18th-century style of music characterized by petite prettiness, a decline in the use of counterpoint, and extreme use of ornamentation
3.
any florid or excessively ornamental style
adjective
4.
denoting, being in, or relating to the rococo
5.
florid or excessively elaborate
Word origin
C19: from French, from rocaille, from rocrock1
rococo in American English
(rəˈkoʊkoʊ; occas. ˌ roʊkəˈkoʊ)
noun
1. [occas.R-]
a style of architecture, decorative art, music, etc. of the early 18th cent. developed from and in reaction to the Baroque and characterized by profuse and delicate ornamentation, reduced scale, lightness, grace, etc.
2.
a style of architecture, music, etc. regarded, often disparagingly, as like this
adjective
3.
of or in rococo
4.
too profuse and elaborate in ornamentation; florid and tasteless
Word origin
Fr < rocaille, rock work, shell work < roc < OFr roche, rock1
Examples of 'rococo' in a sentence
rococo
At other times it was rococo mirrors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The upper storey was a kind of salon furnished in rococo style with some fine paintings on the walls.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
The 24 bedrooms range from vast suites with parquet floors and rococo furniture to cosy single rooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The fire tore through the roof and top floor of the 16th-century rococo palace that houses the library.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Word lists with
rococo
architectural styles, Art styles and movements, Classical music genres
(adjective)
Definition
excessively elaborate in style
rococo trimmings and gilt cherubs
Synonyms
extravagant
The couple wed in extravagant style.
fancy
It was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
elegant
elaborate
a designer known for his elaborate costumes
baroque
He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.
ornamented
ornate
an ornate gilded staircase
fussy
We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs.
convoluted
flowery
They were using uncommonly flowery language.
florid
the cast-iron fireplace and the florid ceiling
overelaborate
high-wrought
highly decorated
aureate
Additional synonyms
in the sense of baroque
Definition
ornate in style
He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.
Synonyms
ornate,
fancy,
bizarre,
elegant,
decorated,
elaborate,
extravagant,
flamboyant,
grotesque,
convoluted,
flowery,
rococo,
florid,
bedecked,
overelaborate,
overdecorated
in the sense of elaborate
Definition
having a very complicated design
a designer known for his elaborate costumes
Synonyms
ornate,
detailed,
involved,
complex,
fancy,
complicated,
decorated,
extravagant,
intricate,
baroque,
ornamented,
fussy,
embellished,
showy,
ostentatious,
florid
in the sense of fancy
Definition
special, unusual, and elaborate
It was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
Synonyms
elaborate,
decorated,
decorative,
extravagant,
intricate,
baroque,
ornamented,
ornamental,
ornate,
elegant,
fanciful,
embellished
Nearby words of
rococo
rock the boat
rocket
rocky
rococo
rod
rodent
roe deer
Synonyms of 'rococo'
rococo
Explore 'rococo' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of florid
Definition
very ornate and extravagant
the cast-iron fireplace and the florid ceiling
Synonyms
ornate,
busy,
flamboyant,
baroque,
fussy,
embellished,
flowery,
overelaborate
in the sense of flowery
Definition
(of language or style) containing elaborate literary expressions
They were using uncommonly flowery language.
Synonyms
ornate,
fancy,
rhetorical,
high-flown,
embellished,
figurative,
florid,
overwrought,
euphuistic,
baroque
in the sense of fussy
Definition
overelaborate
We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs.