What does the word "Romanesque" mean?

Question

What does the word "Romanesque" mean?

A). "Romanesque" is the style that Roman architects learned from the Etruscans.

B). None of these answers

C). "Romanesque" is the style used by architects during the Roman Empire.

D). "Romanesque" refers exclusively to the style of architecture favored by the Holy Roman emperors.

E). "Romanesque" is the style used by architects during the Roman Republic

F). "Romanesque" means "In the Roman style," and can be used to describe certain buildings dating from the Middle Ages up to the present.

The textbook definition: "Romanesque—“Roman-like.” A term used to describe the history, culture, and art of medieval western Europe from ca. 1050 to ca. 1200.

Notes definition: Romanesque -- or "Roman like" or "sort of Roman" same idea as "Hellenistic" which means "Hellenic-like" or "sort of Hellenic".

I am not sure if this is a trick question or if the answer is not a choice.

Answer 1

"Romanesque" can best be defined by choice F. In English, we use the suffix -esque to create adjectives out of nouns, and then use this adjective to compare one thing to another. This means that we turn ideas or things, like Rome, into a characteristic to describe another thing or idea. It is similar to using the phrase "Roman-like". Therefore, the best answer choice is one that compares one subject, such as architecture in medieval western Europe, to the original noun, Roman architecture.

Another example of using -esque to create an adjective from a noun is the word "picturesque." This word is often used to describe beautiful scenery, like the kind one would see in a professional photograph.