Dantesque

[ dan-tesk ]

/ dænˈtɛsk /

adjective

in the style of Dante; characterized by impressive elevation of style with deep solemnity or somberness of feeling.

Origin of Dantesque

1825–35; Dant(e) + -esque; compare French dantesque,Italian dantesco

OTHER WORDS FROM Dantesque

pseu·do-Dan·tesque, adjective

Words nearby Dantesque

danseur noble, danseuse, Dante, Dantean, Dante chair, Dantesque, danthonia, Danton, Danton, Georges, dantrolene, Danu

Example sentences from the Web for Dantesque

Balzac's fiction takes in a world—an underworld might appropriately be said—of Dantesque proportions.
Balzac|Frederick Lawton
There is a Dantesque passage in which a chorus of demons is overheard by the pair—the soul and the angel.
Musical Criticisms|Arthur Johnstone
A carnival of evil, weird and Dantesque, begins in the lonely cell.
Nevermore|Rolf Boldrewood
The Shakespearian, the Dantesque, are in a line, two at most.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith

He approached Dantesque medivalism through Rossetti and, later on, at the original source.
Aubrey Beardsley|Robert Ross

单词	dantesque
释义	Dantesque [ dan-tesk ] / dænˈtɛsk / adjective in the style of Dante; characterized by impressive elevation of style with deep solemnity or somberness of feeling. Origin of Dantesque 1825–35; Dant(e) + -esque; compare French dantesque,Italian dantesco OTHER WORDS FROM Dantesque pseu·do-Dan·tesque, adjective Words nearby Dantesque danseur noble, danseuse, Dante, Dantean, Dante chair, Dantesque, danthonia, Danton, Danton, Georges, dantrolene, Danu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Dantesque Balzac's fiction takes in a world—an underworld might appropriately be said—of Dantesque proportions. Balzac\|Frederick Lawton There is a Dantesque passage in which a chorus of demons is overheard by the pair—the soul and the angel. Musical Criticisms\|Arthur Johnstone A carnival of evil, weird and Dantesque, begins in the lonely cell. Nevermore\|Rolf Boldrewood The Shakespearian, the Dantesque, are in a line, two at most. Diana of the Crossways, Complete\|George Meredith He approached Dantesque medivalism through Rossetti and, later on, at the original source. Aubrey Beardsley\|Robert Ross
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