baroque

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

- the building...frantically baroque

Similar word(s): fancy, churrigueresco, churrigueresque

2. of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

noun

1. the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe

Definition categories: time

2. elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Similar word(s): baroqueness

Definition categories: attribute, idiom