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-esque

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See also:es queandesque

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FromFrench-esque(-ish, -ic, -esque), fromItalian-esco, fromLatin-iscus, ofGermanic origin, fromLombardic-isc(-ish), fromProto-West Germanic*-isk, fromProto-Germanic*-iskaz(-ish), fromProto-Indo-European*-iskos.

Cognate withOld High German-isc (German-isch),Old English-isċ,Old Norse-iskr,Gothic-𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃(-isks).Doublet of-ish and-ski.

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-esque

  1. In thestyle ormanner of;appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.
    Kafkaesque
    • 2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness:Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, inThe Onion AV Club[1]:
      When the album succeeds, such as on the swaggering, Queen-esque “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us,” it does so on The Darkness’ own terms—that is, as a random ’80s-cliché generator.
  2. Resembling;appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.
    • 2022 November 25, B. Cost, “Man wins legal right to be 'boring' at work, gets $3K from company”, inNew York Post[2], NYP Holdings, retrieved27 November 2022:
      Needless to say, Mr. T abstained from the "Wolf of Wall Street"-esque extracurriculars on grounds that he didn't agree with Cubik Partners' definition of "fun," per his testimony in court.

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Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in-esque.

in the style of
resembling

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Etymology

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  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European*-iskos
    Proto-Germanic*-iskaz
    Proto-West Germanic*-iskbor.
    Vulgar Latin-iscus
    Italian-escobor.
    French-esque

    Borrowed fromItalian-esco.Doublet of-ais and-ois.

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    -esque (adjective-forming suffix,plural-esques)

    1. -esque

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