Definition
Ornate or excessively decorative arabesques, or the excessive use of arabesque style and decoration.
Etymology
From 'arabesk' + the French suffix '-erie' (indicating a collection, style, or establishment). The '-erie' suffix became adopted in English for artistic styles and movements.
Kelly Says
This delightful word criticizes something for being *too* arabesquely decorated—too ornate, too fussy, too much geometric swirling. It's how art critics describe rooms or designs that have been over-embellished with flowing patterns.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አረብኛ ስዕል
ara-bni-nna se-el
ARالعربية
نحت عربي
naḥt ʻarabī
BNবাংলা
আরবিক শৈলী
ar-bik shailee
CACatalà
arabesco
ara-bes-ko
CSČeština
arabeska
ara-bes-ka
DEDeutsch
Arabesk
ara-besk
ELΕλληνικά
αραβεςκ
ara-besk
ESEspañol
arabesquería
ara-bes-ke-ree-ah
FAفارسی
آرابیسکی
a-ra-bee-ski
FRFrançais
arabesquerie
ara-bes-ke-ree
GUGU
અરબી શૈલી
ar-bee sha-lee
HIहिन्दी
अरबी शैली
ar-bee sha-lee
HUMagyar
arabesk
ara-besk
IDBahasa Indonesia
arabesk
ara-besk
ITItaliano
arabesco
ara-bes-koh
KMKM
អរ៉ាបិស្ក
a-ra-pis-k
KO한국어
아라베스크
ara-be-seukeu
MRMR
अरबी शैली
ar-bee sha-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
arabesk
ara-besk
MYမြန်မာ
အရေဘိစ္က
a-ye-be-si
NLNederlands
arabesk
ara-besk
PAPA
ਅਰਬੀ ਸ਼ૈਲੀ
ar-bee sha-lee
PLPolski
arabeska
ara-bes-ka
PTPortuguês
arabesqueria
ara-bes-ke-ree-ah
RORomână
arabescă
ara-bes-ka
RUРусский
арабеска
ara-bes-ka
SVSvenska
arabesk
ara-besk
SWKiswahili
arabesk
ara-besk
TAதமிழ்
அரபி வடிவமைப்பு
ara-bi va-di-vai-maipu
TEతెలుగు
అరబిక్ శైలి
ara-bik shailee
THไทย
แบบอาหรับ
bet a-ra-ban
TRTürkçe
arabesk
ara-besk
UKУкраїнська
арабеска
ara-bes-ka
VITiếng Việt
phương thức Ả Rập
phương thức Ả Rập