baroqueness

9.9

A style that is very detailed and richly decorated, like old European churches

noun
/bəˈroʊkwəns/

: barroquismo

The baroqueness of the palace interior dazzled every visitor who entered its golden halls.

Examples

Some critics feel that the baroqueness of the painting detracts from its emotional impact.
She admires the baroqueness found in European churches from the 1600s.
The baroqueness of the cathedral amazed all the visitors.
Can you appreciate the baroqueness of this painting?
The baroqueness of the palace interior dazzled every visitor who entered its golden halls.
She admires the baroqueness found in European churches from the 1600s.
Some critics feel that the baroqueness of the painting detracts from its emotional impact.

Synonyms

grandiosity

vsbaroqueness

Literature

1 8.6

Speech or writing that is too fancy and feels overdone

focuses on rich decorative detail and historical style rather than pomp

ornateness

vsbaroqueness

7.7

A thing or style with many decorative details

is tied to a historical 17th-century artistic style rather than general decoration

floridness

vsbaroqueness

Formal

8.9

The use of very fancy, detailed language or style that feels too much

is elaborate and decorated but not necessarily excessive or pretentious

floridity

vsbaroqueness

Formal

9.9

A style of writing or speaking that uses many extra, fancy words

applies to visual decoration and historical architectural style not only language

Antonyms

simplicity

63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

plainness

1 3.5

Being simple and without decoration

How Ornate

extravagance

7 6.8

baroqueness

9.9

ornateness

7.7

decoration

39 1.0

simplicity

10 2.7

Surface Forms

baroqueness singular

baroquenesses plural

Morphology

baroqueness = baroque (transparent) = baroque + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'baroque' using the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived for learners who know 'baroque'.

Etymology

Baroqueness comes from the art word baroque, which likely comes from the old Portuguese barroco meaning 'irregular pearl'. So, baroqueness describes something richly decorated and full of curves and small details, like a strangely beautiful pearl, and this image helps explain why the word means elaborate decoration.