esque

/ɛsk/

adjectiveesque

Think: “It’s an ESCape into a style” — **ESC** + **-que** → **esque** (sounds like “esk”).

Yes, it's esque. It ends with **-que** but you only hear the **k** sound: **esque** = /ɛsk/.

Definition

  1. adjectiveUsed after a noun to mean “in the style of” or “resembling” that person or thing (e.g., Kafkaesque, statuesque).

Examples

  • “The film’s dreamlike, Lynch-esque scenes kept the audience unsettled.”
  • “Her writing has a Hemingway-esque simplicity that makes every sentence feel sharp.”
  • “The new building has a castle-esque silhouette, with tall towers and narrow windows.”

Synonyms

in the style ofresemblingevocative of-likecharacteristic of

Translations

ES -esco/-esca (sufijo)PT -esco/-esca (sufixo)FR -esque

Common misspellings

eskesqesqueuesqeuesqueueesquehesqeeque

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