1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750
   "The Baroque palace of Versailles exemplifies the grandeur of the era";
   - Baroque
    
2. Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
   "the building … frantically baroque"; "The churrigueresque facade of the cathedral was a masterpiece of Baroque architecture";
   - churrigueresque, churrigueresco

1. Elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
   "The church's baroque facade was adorned with intricate sculptures and gold leaf";
   - baroqueness

1. The historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the Baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
   - Baroque era, Baroque period

Derived forms: baroques

See also: fancy

Type of: age, artistic style, historic period, idiom

Encyclopedia: Baroque