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Grotesque vs Eerie - What's the difference?

grotesque | eerie |

As adjectives the difference between grotesque and eerie

is that grotesque is distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous while eerie is strange, weird, fear-inspiring.

As a noun grotesque

is a style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.

grotesque

English

(wikipedia grotesque)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
  • disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.
  • (typography) sans serif.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
  • Anything grotesque.
  • (typography) A sans serif typeface.

    • Related terms

    * grotesquely * grotesqueness

    External links

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    eerie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eery

    Adjective

    (er)
  • strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
    • The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
  • (Scotland) fearful, timid.
  • * 1883 , George MacDonald, Donal Grant
    • She began to feel eerie .

    Synonyms

    * See also * creepy, spooky

    Derived terms

    * eerily (adverb) * eeriness (noun) * eerisome