yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

pastiche

[ pa-steesh, pah- ]

noun

  1. a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
  2. an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge.


pastiche

/ pæˈstɪtʃəʊ; pæˈstiːʃ /

noun

  1. a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc
  2. a work of art that imitates the style of another artist or period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pastiche1

1700–10; < French < Italian pasticcio pasticcio
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pastiche1

C19: French pastiche, Italian pasticcio, literally: piecrust (hence, something blended), from Late Latin pasta paste 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Comic pastiche gives way to tender romantic ballads only to explode in musical psychodrama.

From

“A Working Man” opens with a batty pastiche of bullets and buzz saws, parachutes and cranes.

From

Max has dropped the original Warner Bros. cartoons from its lineup, which our TV critic says leaves us with the pastiche and is similar to removing books from a library.

From

The first contractor insisted on cost-cutting changes to the capsules that did not fit with the architects' vision, reducing their design to a pastiche Ferris wheel.

From

There’s no nominated film this year as original as “The Substance,” and despite the film occasionally veering on a pastiche of other body horror commentaries, Fargeat’s confident screenplay sets the film apart from any comparison.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement