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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-esque, suffix. - -esque is attached to nouns and proper names to form adjectives with the meanings "resembling,'' "in the style or manner of,'' "suggesting the work of '' the person or thing denoted by the base word: Kafka + -esque → Kafkaesque (= in the style or manner of Franz Kafka);
Lincoln + -esque → Lincolnesque (= in the style of Abraham Lincoln);
picture + -esque → picturesque (= resembling or suggesting a picture).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-esque, - an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, resemblance, or distinctive character:arabesque;Romanesque;picturesque.
- Italian -esco Gmc; see -ish1
- French
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -esque suffix forming adjectives - indicating a specified character, manner, style, or resemblance: picturesque, Romanesque, statuesque, Chaplinesque
Etymology: via French from Italian -esco, of Germanic origin; compare -ish |