grotesqueness

/ɡɹoʊˈtɛsknəs/ noun

The characteristic or quality of being grotesque.

Word Origin 'Grotesque' comes from Italian 'grottesco', meaning 'of a cave' — because in the 15th century, strange, fanciful wall paintings were discovered in the underground ruins (grottoes) of ancient Rome. The word came to mean bizarre or distorted. Add -ness, and grotesqueness is the quality of being weirdly distorted. So it's literally 'cave-like' oddness.

noun The characteristic or quality of being grotesque. countable

The grotesqueness of the sculpture's distorted figures both fascinated and disturbed viewers.

(名词) 怪异特质

雕塑中扭曲形象的怪诞既吸引又困扰着观众。

(sustantivo) grotesquedad; lo grotesco; monstruosidad [La característica o cualidad de ser grotesco.]

Lo grotesco de las figuras distorsionadas de la escultura fascinó y perturbó a la vez a los espectadores.

(nom) caractère grotesque; bizarrerie; difformité; laideur [Caractère grotesque : qualité de ce qui est bizarre, laid ou ridicule au point de paraître extravagant ou difforme.]

Le caractère grotesque des figures déformées de la sculpture fascinait et dérangeait tout à la fois les spectateurs.

(Substantiv) Groteskheit; Absonderlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, bizarr, verzerrt oder übertrieben in einer Weise zu sein, die befremdlich oder grotesk wirkt.]

Die **grotesqueness** der Skulptur mit ihren verzerrten Figuren faszinierte und verstörte die Betrachter zugleich.

(名詞) 奇怪であること。グロテスクで不自然な性質。

彫刻の歪んだ姿の奇怪さは、見る人々を同時に魅了し、また不快にさせた。

(substantivo) grotesquice; bizarria; esquisitice; deformidade [A característica ou qualidade de ser grotesco.]

O grotesco das figuras distorcidas da escultura tanto fascinava quanto perturbava os espectadores.

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