Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

berkleyesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: berkleyesque
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the choreographic style of Busby Berkley, involving elaborate geometric patterns creating a kaleidoscopic effect, usually by large numbers of showgirls.

Example Sentences

"Best moments are reserved from Bernard Cribbins's endearing gangster finding a dog down his trousers and miffed by his position as Public Enemy No 13, and the rousing Berkleyesque close to the first half in which the title number gets a rousing, joyful rendition on Tony Walton's all-purpose nautical set."
"At first glance, the Berkleyesque choreography in Revue um Mitternacht is somewhat reminiscent of Ufa revues of the 1920s and 1930s, with their emphasis on synchronised female body geometrics, their dynamic regimented motion and the audacity of a spatial imagination that dissolves the stage into a world of kaleidoscopic planes and patterns."
"The apotheosis of this musical tendency as it was made "cinematic" is the (Busby) "Berkleyesque", the spatial dimensions of which I shall examine below."

Etymology

From Berkley + -esque, from Busby Berkley.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Berkley

Inflected Forms

more Berkleyesque (comparative) most Berkleyesque (superlative)

Questions

What does berkleyesque mean?: In the choreographic style of Busby Berkley, involving elaborate geometric patterns creating a kaleidoscopic effect, usually by large numbers of showgirls.
Where does berkleyesque come from?: From Berkley + -esque, from Busby Berkley.

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