rococo C2 Topic:Register & Style US /rəˈkoʊˌkoʊ/ UK /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #51778 Meanings 1 adj having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation An exquisite gilded rococo mirror. 2 noun A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. They built a rococo aedicule that stands around the Tomb today. 3 noun A piece of ornamentation in this style. Above the two chief figures are rococos on either side of the clock face. These, like all the other work, are in bold relief and wrought with great delicacy and grace. On the top of the clock is a realistic scene from nature. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms barococorococoedrococoishrococonessunrococo Etymology Borrowed from French rococo. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rococo **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /rəˈkoʊˌkoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 51778 ## Meanings 1. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation 2. A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. 3. A piece of ornamentation in this style. ## Examples - An exquisite gilded rococo mirror. - They built a rococo aedicule that stands around the Tomb today. - Above the two chief figures are rococos on either side of the clock face. These, like all the other work, are in bold relief and wrought with great delicacy and grace. On the top of the clock is a realistic scene from nature. ## Derived Forms - barococo - rococoed - rococoish - rococoness - unrococo ## Etymology Borrowed from French rococo. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown