grotesquerie
Distorted, repulsive quality
Grotesquerie is the quality of being grotesque—bizarre, distorted, or unsettlingly strange.
It can also refer to a collection of grotesque things or a specific instance: The carnival was a grotesquerie of twisted masks and leering faces.
The word suggests something that disturbs through exaggeration or unnatural combination, hovering between the absurd and the horrifying.
Also spelled grotesquery.
Decorative architectural waterspout
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- cadaverousResembling the deceased
sepulchral · deathly · grim · horror · sinister · chilling · eerie · haunting
Decorative architectural waterspout
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- mannerismDistinctive personal habit
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
filigreed · embellished · florid · elaborate · intricate · ornate · decorative · festooned
Strikingly unconventional
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- surrealDreamlike and strange
kafkaesque · nonsensical · phantasmagoria · dreamscape · warped · distortion · exaggeration · caricature
Unpredictable urge or notion
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- playfulInclined toward fun
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
mischievous · droll · antic · zany · oddity · curiosity · eccentricity · quirkiness
gargoyle
Decorative architectural waterspout
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
cadaverous · sepulchral · deathly · grim · horror · sinister · chilling · eerie · haunting · spectral
gargoyle
Decorative architectural waterspout
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- mannerismDistinctive personal habit
arabesque · filigreed · embellished · florid · elaborate · intricate · ornate · decorative · festooned · gilded
bizarre
Strikingly unconventional
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
surreal · kafkaesque · nonsensical · phantasmagoria · dreamscape · warped · distortion · exaggeration · caricature · parody
caprice
Unpredictable urge or notion
impish · mischievous · droll · antic · zany · oddity · curiosity · eccentricity · quirkiness · peculiar
- grotesquedeformity, freaks, hideousness, gargoyles, monstrosity
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, oddity
- monstersdemon, monster, vampire, werewolf, ogre
grotesqueriebeauty
Aesthetic excellence
elegance · loveliness · grace · handsomeness · comeliness
grotesquerienormalcy
State of being typical
regularity · proportion · symmetry · ordinariness · typicality
grotesquerierefinement
Elegance of manner
tastefulness · sophistication · subtlety · restraint · delicacy