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Watteauesque

Watteauesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air.

Adjective

Watteauesque (comparative more Watteauesque, superlative most Watteauesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air.

Forms of Watteauesque

comparativemore Watteauesque
superlativemost Watteauesque

Origin of Watteauesque

From French Watteau + -esque.

Questions about Watteauesque

What does Watteauesque mean?
Watteauesque means reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air.
What part of speech is Watteauesque?
Watteauesque is an adjective.

Words near Watteauesque in the dictionary

  1. Watteau backs
  2. Watteau bodice
  3. Watteau bodices
  4. Watteau pleat
  5. Watteau pleats
  6. Watteauesque
  7. Watteaus
  8. Wattenbarger
  9. Wattenbargers
  10. watter
  11. watters

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