The suffix “-esque” is a French-derived adjective suffix that is used to describe something in the style of or resembling something else. It is often used to describe a person or thing that is similar in style to a famous person, place, or thing.
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For example, ‘browningesque’ is used to describe something that is in the style of the poet Robert Browning, ‘jumboesque’ is used to describe something that is in the style of the elephant Jumbo, ‘haloesque’ is used to describe something that is in the style of a halo, ‘heinesque’ is used to describe something that is in the style of the poet Heinrich Heine, and ‘aiguillesque’ is used to describe something that is in the style of the Eiffel Tower.
This article page is devoted to the list of words with the suffix “-esque” and the words are arranged by common usage. Specifically, there are 129 words in the list and each word is followed by its definition. This page will provide readers with a comprehensive list of words with the suffix “-esque” and their meanings.
The words arranged in the lists below are in order of frequency of use, from left to right and down.
picturesque
grotesque
burlesque
arabesque
romanesque
picaresque
statuesque
carnivalesque
kafkaesque
humoresque
plateresque
pedantesque
raphaelesque
raffaelesque
preburlesque
poetesque
peruginesque
platonesque
petrarchesque
novelesque
ossianesque
leonardesque
lincolnesque
lionesque
lombardesque
londonesque
macabresque
madrigalesque
marlowesque
mauresque
michelangelesque
moresque
naturalesque
normanesque
opalesque
rembrandtesque
robotesque
titianesque
tornadoesque
trufflesque
tudesque
tudoresque
turbanesque
turneresque
ungrotesque
unpicaresque
unpicturesque
unstatuesque
wagneresque
whitmanesque
titanesque
thackerayesque
teutonesque
rodinesque
simiesque
satyresque
sculpturesque
seriogrotesque
sermonesque
shelleyesque
sibylesque
sylvanesque
soldatesque
sultanesque
swinburnesque
tauroesque
zolaesque
latinesque
aiguillesque
brontesque
browningesque
buffoonesque
carlylesque
cathedralesque
cezannesque
chivalresque
churrigueresque
cigaresque
corinthianesque
corsesque
dantesque
dantonesque
bramantesque
bourbonesque
alhambresque
alpinesque
aprilesque
arboresque
architecturesque
bararesque
barbaresque
belshazzaresque
berninesque
byronesque
byzantinesque
blottesque
boudoiresque
dragonesque
dureresque
formalesque
griffinesque
grolieresque
haloesque
harlequinesque
heinesque
hugoesque
indianesque
irvingesque
italianesque
japanesque
jargonesque
jonahesque
jumboesque
grandesque
gorkiesque
gaminesque
gardenesque
germanesque
giantesque
gigantesque
giottesque
gipsyesque
gypsyesque
giraffesque
gnomesque
goblinesque
gongoresque
gorgonesque
junoesque
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