different between decorated vs rococo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?k??e?t?d/
• Hyphenation: dec?or?ated

Verb

decorated

1. simple past tense and past participle of decorate

Adjective

decorated (comparative more decorated, superlative most decorated)

1. Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rococo.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???k??k??/
• Rhymes: -??k??

Noun

rococo (uncountable)

1. A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

Translations

Adjective

rococo (comparative more rococo, superlative most rococo)

1. Of or relating to the rococo style.
2. Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.
3. Old-fashioned.

Translations

French

Etymology

Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k?.ko/

Adjective

rococo (plural rococos)

1. rococo (architectural style, all senses)
2. (abstract, derogatory) Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards.

Further reading

• “rococo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).