When the album succeeds, such as on the swaggering, Queen-esque “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us,” it does so on The Darkness’ own terms—that is, as a random ’80s-cliché generator.
Source: wiktionary
-esque
//ɛsk//
Synonyms for "-esque" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Translations
42 translations across 17 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- esc suffix (in the style of)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 似的 suffix (resembling)
- 式的 suffix (in the style of)
Danish
3 entries- agtig suffix (resembling)
- isk suffix (in the style of)
- lignende suffix (resembling)
Dutch
2 entries- esk suffix (in the style of)
- esk suffix (resembling)
Esperanto
4 entries- eca suffix (in the style of)
- eca suffix (resembling)
- eska suffix (in the style of)
- laŭ-…-a suffix (in the style of)
Finnish
2 entries- mainen suffix (in the style of)
- mainen suffix (resembling)
French
2 entries- esque suffix (in the style of)
- esque suffix (resembling)
German
1 entries- esk suffix (in the style of)
Hungarian
2 entries- i suffix (in the style of)
- szerű suffix (resembling)
Italian
1 entries- esco suffix (in the style of)
Japanese
1 entries- っぽい suffix (in the style of)
Portuguese
2 entries- esco suffix (in the style of)
- esco suffix (resembling)
Romanian
1 entries- esc suffix (in the style of)
Russian
2 entries- е́скный suffix (in the style of)
- подо́бный suffix (resembling)
Spanish
2 entries- esco suffix (in the style of)
- esco suffix (resembling)
Swedish
4 entries- aktig suffix (in the style of)
- aktig suffix (resembling)
- isk suffix (in the style of)
- iskt suffix (in the style of)
Turkish
4 entries- ce suffix (in the style of)
- esk suffix (in the style of)
- esk suffix (resembling)
- sel suffix (in the style of)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Needless to say, Mr. T abstained from the "Wolf of Wall Street"-esque extracurriculars on grounds that he didn't agree with Cubik Partners' definition of "fun," per his testimony in court.
Source: wiktionary
But amid all the disruption and norm-breaking, it’s Mr. Trump’s apparently keen interest in shaping American culture that may be most intriguing. To critics, it’s nothing less than a sign of his authoritarian bent – reminiscent of the Stalin-esque playbook that made government diktats over artistic expression a feature of the old Soviet Union.
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