Rococo
noun
An elaborate 18th century European style of art, architecture and music.
The palace was designed in an elaborate rococo style.
Often appears as...
- rococo style
- rococo period
Usage tips
Historical, Artistic
adjective
Overly ornate or elaborate, typically referring to art or design.
The living room was decorated in a rococo style, complete with gold leaf and intricate floral motifs.
Often appears as...
- rococo style
- rococo design
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
An elaborate 18th century European style of art, architecture and music.
The palace was designed in an elaborate rococo style.
Often appears as...
- rococo style
- rococo period
Usage tips
Historical, Artistic
adjective
Overly ornate or elaborate, typically referring to art or design.
The living room was decorated in a rococo style, complete with gold leaf and intricate floral motifs.
Often appears as...
- rococo style
- rococo design
Usage tips
Artistic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand that 'rococo' relates to a specific historical period; it's not modern.
Historians study the rococo period for insights into 18th-century society.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Richness
'Rococo' often implies a visual richness, with lots of decoration and embellishments.
Rococo art features an abundance of cherubs and gilded ornaments.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
When using 'rococo,' be aware it may evoke the lavishness associated with the French aristocracy.
The rococo style in the palace reflected the opulence of the time.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand that 'rococo' relates to a specific historical period; it's not modern.
Historians study the rococo period for insights into 18th-century society.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Richness
'Rococo' often implies a visual richness, with lots of decoration and embellishments.
Rococo art features an abundance of cherubs and gilded ornaments.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
When using 'rococo,' be aware it may evoke the lavishness associated with the French aristocracy.
The rococo style in the palace reflected the opulence of the time.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Understand that 'rococo' relates to a specific historical period; it's not modern.
Historians study the rococo period for insights into 18th-century society.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Richness
'Rococo' often implies a visual richness, with lots of decoration and embellishments.
Rococo art features an abundance of cherubs and gilded ornaments.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
When using 'rococo,' be aware it may evoke the lavishness associated with the French aristocracy.
The rococo style in the palace reflected the opulence of the time.
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Quote examples
Paul Rand
American Designer
In the West, we look at art through life. Well, that's one way of living. In the Orient they look at life through art. They even drink their tea without sugar, for the same reason that they don't like a lot of frilly decorations on a painting. I can't stand butter on my bread for the same reason. I'm allergic to goo and rococo.
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Ben Schott
British Writer
I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much part of the fabric of life. I thought, this is bizarre, I'd love to buy a book like this, and there isn't one. So I thought, all right then, this could be fun. I'll write an almanac.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
We live in an era of mind-blowing scientific discovery, virtually none of which ever makes the front page, even as every trivial twist and turn in the rococo political drama has a secure place as the lead story.
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Martin Landau
American Actor
They were like little palaces: all rococo or art deco. You'd walk in off those hot streets into a nice, air-cooled theater, and you'd spend all day watching Cagney or Jimmy Stewart. It cost all of 17 cents.
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Ben Schott
British Writer
If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in books.
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Donald E. Westlake
American Writer
Westlake is allusive, indirect, referential, a bit rococo, Stark strips his sentences down to the necessary information.
Quote examples
Paul Rand
American Designer
In the West, we look at art through life. Well, that's one way of living. In the Orient they look at life through art. They even drink their tea without sugar, for the same reason that they don't like a lot of frilly decorations on a painting. I can't stand butter on my bread for the same reason. I'm allergic to goo and rococo.
Quote examples
Ben Schott
British Writer
I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much part of the fabric of life. I thought, this is bizarre, I'd love to buy a book like this, and there isn't one. So I thought, all right then, this could be fun. I'll write an almanac.
Quote examples
Timothy Noah
American Journalist
We live in an era of mind-blowing scientific discovery, virtually none of which ever makes the front page, even as every trivial twist and turn in the rococo political drama has a secure place as the lead story.
Quote examples
Martin Landau
American Actor
They were like little palaces: all rococo or art deco. You'd walk in off those hot streets into a nice, air-cooled theater, and you'd spend all day watching Cagney or Jimmy Stewart. It cost all of 17 cents.
Quote examples
Ben Schott
British Writer
If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in books.
Quote examples
Donald E. Westlake
American Writer
Westlake is allusive, indirect, referential, a bit rococo, Stark strips his sentences down to the necessary information.
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