monstrosity
111monster — (n.) early 14c., malformed animal or human, creature afflicted with a birth defect, from O.Fr. monstre, mostre monster, monstrosity (12c.), and directly from L. monstrum divine omen, portent, sign; abnormal shape; monster, monstrosity,… …
112art — by Gerry Coulter Baudrillard s numerous references to art and aesthetics span his writings. There are several keys to his approach to art, including: a suspicion of culture, the death of the avant garde, transaesthetics, the role of art, the …
113lusus naturae — noun a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed • Syn: ↑freak, ↑monster, ↑monstrosity • Derivationally related forms: ↑monstrous (for: ↑monstrosity), ↑monstrous ( …
114monstruosity — ˌmänztrəˈwäsəd.ē, n(t)st , ətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English monstruosite, modification of Late Latin monstrositas more at monstrosity archaic : monstrosity …
115teratism — ˈterəˌtizəm noun ( s) Etymology: terat + ism 1. : anomaly of organic form and structure : monstrosity 2. : love of the marvelous : worship of monsters man s pathetic struggle up from teratism through animism and taboo and magic to our present day …
116mon|stros|i|ty — «mon STROS uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. = monster. (Cf. ↑monster) 2. the state or character of being monstrous: »Figurative. ... the multitude…that numerous piece of monstrosity, which, taken asunder, seem men, and the reasonable creatures of… …
117Abnormities — Abnormity Ab*nor mi*ty, n.; pl. {Abnormities}. [LL. abnormitas. See {Abnormous}.] Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity. An abnormity . . . like a calf born with two heads. Mrs. Whitney. [1913 Webster] …
118Abnormity — Ab*nor mi*ty, n.; pl. {Abnormities}. [LL. abnormitas. See {Abnormous}.] Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity. An abnormity . . . like a calf born with two heads. Mrs. Whitney. [1913 Webster] …
119Abortion — A*bor tion ([.a]*b[^o]r sh[u^]n), n. [L. abortio, fr. aboriri. See {Abort}.] 1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. [1913 Webster] …
120Monstruosity — Mon stru*os i*ty, n. Monstrosity. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
