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- pronunciation:
- buhr
lesk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity.
The play is a burlesque that satirized the political scene of the time.- similar words:
- farce, mock-heroic, parody, satire, skit, travesty
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| definition 2: |
any purposely ridiculous or grotesque treatment of a subject.
- synonyms:
- takeoff
- similar words:
- caricature, exaggeration, lampoon, mockery, parody, satire, spoof, travesty
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| definition 3: |
in the United States, a stage show that features unsophisticated burlesques, popular music, and often stripteases; vaudeville show.
- similar words:
- follies, revue, striptease, variety show, vaudeville
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| related words: |
folly |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or concerning a burlesque.
- similar words:
- comic, exaggerated, fantastic, farcical, grotesque, mocking, ridiculous, satirical
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
burlesques, burlesquing, burlesqued |
| definition: |
to ridicule by means of a burlesque.
- similar words:
- caricature, lampoon, make fun of, mock, parody, ridicule, satirize, spoof, travesty
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| related words: |
mimic |
| derivation: |
burlesquer (n.) |
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