BAROQUES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

Example: the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

Part of speech: Adjective

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

Part of speech: Noun

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

Part of speech: Noun

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

Baroque, Baroque era, Baroque period, Baroqueness