Plural of fresco
regular plural
The plural of fresco is frescos or frescoes.
Forms of fresco
| Singular | fresco /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | frescos frescoes |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Frescos and frescoes in a sentence
- Michelangelo was a very ambidextrous artist, producing sculptures and frescoes with equal ability.From the entry ambidextrous
- The frescoes in the scuola had real dogs in them, too.2020, David Leavitt, chapter 3, in Shelter in Place: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, part I, pages 22–23. From the entry greyhoundish
- Po-Mo art critics express sarcastic nostalgia for his allegorical frescoes.1999, River Styx - Issues 54-57, page 61. From the entry po-mo
- We could just catch a glimpse of the haloed warriors and elders in the frescoes, the shine of the ikons, and the heavily armed forescreen of the altar.2013, Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos. From the entry forescreen
Meaning of fresco
- noun A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
- noun An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- noun The technique used to make such an artwork.
Questions about the plural of fresco
- What is the plural of fresco?
- The plural of fresco is frescos or frescoes.
- Which is correct, frescos or frescoes?
- Both are used. frescoes is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is fresco countable?
- Fresco is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fresco (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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