Normanesque

[ nawr-muh-nesk ]

adjective

1. in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Normanesque¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Norman + -esque

Example Sentences

Margaret Bonds’s arrangement of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” a favorite of the late Jessye Norman, started off uncannily Normanesque, but Bradley made it her own by the end with more contemporary gospel embellishment.

From Washington Post

“It will stay with him his whole life, but somebody has to grab the bit, and while Jordan spit the bit — it was almost Normanesque there, hard to watch — Danny Willett stepped up there.”

From New York Times

His collapse at the Masters was Normanesque, a phrase that became part of the golf lexicon 15 years ago after Greg Norman's epic cliff-dive in 1996.

From Golf Digest

There were no excuses and no Normanesque declarations that he had actually hit the ball pretty well.

From Golf Digest

Harrington's approach shots to the par-5 15th and 17th holes on Sunday � the latter of which set up an eagle that put him out of reach � were Normanesque in their distance and unwavering accuracy.

From Time Magazine Archive