different between embellished vs rococo

embellished

English

Verb

embellished

  1. simple past tense and past participle of embellish

Adjective

embellished (comparative more embellished, superlative most embellished)

  1. Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.

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rococo

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 (abstract, derogatory) Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards.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).

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