单词 | naturalesque |
释义 | naturalesqueadj.n. A. adj. Representing or imitating nature, naturalistic. Cf. natural adj. 12a. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [adjective] > in free or natural style wild1645 careless1774 naturalesque1880 1880 Mrs. C. Reade Brown Hand & White II. iv. 102 Flung to the lowest depths of despair by the very naturalesque loveliness of Nereide. 1895 Archæol. Oxoniensis vi. 310 The spandrels are filled with foliage, much of which from its naturalesque character is almost unique. 2000 Miami New Times (Nexis) 23 Mar. (Music section) A naturalesque fusion wherein Bessie Smith tiptoes out onto the dance floor, throws her head back, and lets loose. Imitation of, or adherence to, natural forms. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [noun] > naturalism or representationalism naturalism1852 naturalesque1888 representationalism1921 1888 Star 12 Dec. 3/2 Morris..was generally in his designs puzzled between ‘naturalesque’ and ‘conventionalism’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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