-esque
in the style of, resembling
French · -esque (from Italian -esco)
French -esque (from Italian -esco) forms adjectives meaning "in the style of". Picturesque looks like a picture, statuesque is like a statue (tall and graceful), Kafkaesque is like the nightmarish stories of Franz Kafka.
Memory trick
ESQUE sounds like "ask": ask for a style, and you get that look.
Words from this root
- picturesque (pictur + esque) — charming, like a pictureमनोरम
- grotesque (grot + esque) — strange, ugly or absurdविचित्र, बेढंगा
- statuesque (statu + esque) — tall and graceful like a statueमूर्ति जैसा सुघड़
- arabesque (arab + esque) — ornate Arabic-style designअरबी शैली का अलंकरण
- burlesque (burl + esque) — mocking imitation, comic showहास्यपूर्ण नक़ल
- Romanesque (Roman + esque) — in Roman style of architectureरोमन शैली का
- picaresque (picar + esque) — about a rogue's adventuresबदमाश के रोमांच वाली कथा
- Kafkaesque (Kafka + esque) — nightmarishly bureaucraticअजीब नौकरशाही उलझन वाला
- sculpturesque (sculptur + esque) — like a sculptureमूर्ति जैसा