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BAROQUENESS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Synonyms:
baroque; baroqueness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("baroqueness" is a kind of...):
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
Derivation:
baroque (having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation)