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😂 A silly imitation 🐒 Monkeys acting human
singerie

singerie

9.9
An artwork showing monkeys dressed and acting like people
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnəˌri/
  • Literature
translation icon : singería
  • The museum displayed a rare singerie painting from the Rococo period.

Examples

  • Her living room was decorated with wallpaper featuring playful singerie scenes.

  • Art historians often study singerie to understand European tastes in the 18th century.

  • The singerie was delightful.

  • Look at that funny singerie of a monkey playing the violin!

  • The museum displayed a rare singerie painting from the Rococo period, depicting monkeys engaging in human activities.

  • Her living room was decorated with wallpaper featuring playful singerie scenes that showcased monkeys mimicking human behavior.

  • At the exhibition, visitors enjoyed a singerie where monkeys comically imitated a theatrical performance.

Synonyms

monkey show
vssingerie
1 5.5

A live act in which trained monkeys do tricks for people to watch

focuses on animals copying human behavior mainly for humorous effect
apery
vssingerie
9.9

Copying someone's actions or words to make fun of them

is used for animals copying human behavior in artworks for comic effect

How Humorous

singerie
  • Literature
9.9
portrait
250 3.2

Surface Forms

singerie singular
singeries plural

Etymology

The word singerie comes from the French singe ('monkey') and the ending -erie (a kind of thing), so it literally means 'monkey-style'. In art, singerie names pictures or scenes where monkeys act like people, which is why the word refers to artworks of monkeys imitating human life.