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Dungeon vs Dungeonesque - What's the difference?

dungeon | dungeonesque |

As a noun dungeon

is an underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

As an adjective dungeonesque is

reminiscent of a dungeon.

dungeon

English

Noun

(wikipedia dungeon) (en noun)
  • An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
  • * Macaulay
    • Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon .
  • (obsolete) The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.
  • (games) An area inhabited by enemies]], containing story objectives, treasure and [[boss, bosses.

    • Hyponyms

    * oubliette

    Derived terms

    * instance dungeon * dungeon crawler

    dungeonesque

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reminiscent of a dungeon.
  • * 1916, Sax Rohmer, The Devil Doctor
    • There was a heavy table in one corner of the dungeonesque place, on which were a number of books and papers.