-esque — Suffixe, de l ital. esco, à la manière de (ex.: gigantesque, dantesque). ⇒ ESQUE, suff. Suff. formateur d adj. dér. de noms communs, de noms propres et d adj. et qui indiquent une ressemblance, une manière d être ou d agir dont on accuse l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-esque — [F., fr. It. isco. Cf. { ish}.] A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and Spanish. It denotes manner or style; like; as, arabesque, after the manner of the Arabs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Esque — Caractéristiques Longueur ? Bassin ? Débit moyen ? Régime … Wikipédia en Français
-esque — suffix meaning resembling or suggesting the style of, from Fr. esque like, in the manner of, from It. esco, like M.L. iscus from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. isc, Ger. isch, English ish; see ISH (Cf. ish)) … Etymology dictionary
esque — [ esk ] suffix 1. ) used with the names of some people to make adjectives describing things relating to that person or their work: Kafkaesque bureaucracy 2. ) used with some nouns to make adjectives describing things that have a particular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-esque — ► SUFFIX ▪ (forming adjectives) in the style of: Kafkaesque. ORIGIN French, from Latin iscus … English terms dictionary
-esque — [esk] [Fr < It esco < Gmc suffix akin to OHG isc, ISH] suffix forming adjectives 1. in the manner or style of [Romanesque] 2. having the quality of; like [statuesque] … English World dictionary
esque — dis·ney·esque; pic·tur·esque; ro·man·esque; du·rer·esque; pic·tur·esque·ly; pic·tur·esque·ness; sculp·tur·esque·ly; stat·u·esque·ly; stat·u·esque·ness; … English syllables
-esque — suffix forming adjectives meaning in the style of or resembling (romanesque; Schumannesque; statuesque). Etymology: F f. It. esco f. med.L iscus * * * esque, suffix forming adjectives from other adjectives or from nouns. 1. in the style;… … Useful english dictionary
-esque — adjective suffix Etymology: French, from Italian esco, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German isc ish more at ish in the manner or style of ; like < statuesque > … New Collegiate Dictionary
