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japanesque

japanesque

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A style that looks like Japanese art or design
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒæpəˈnɛsk/
: japonesco
  • The museum's exhibit showcases Japanesque ceramics inspired by traditional Japanese techniques.

Examples

  • The Japanese tea house featured beautiful Japanesque decorations and minimalist design.

  • Her artwork is characterized by a Japanesque style that includes delicate cherry blossom patterns.

  • I am using this Japanesque brush, which is so, so incredible.

  • So these little guys from Japanesque, I really like the Pearl one, but these different liquid light shades I'm not a big fan of.

Surface Forms

japanesque positive

Morphology

japanesque = Japanese (transparent) = japanese + esque

Meaning is directly formed from 'Japanese' + the productive suffix '-esque' meaning 'in the style of'; the sense is predictable.

Etymology

The word japanesque comes from Japan and the ending -esque, which means 'in the style of', like in the word picturesque. So something called japanesque simply looks or feels like Japanese art or design.