<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720</li><li>evolved from Baroque types</li><li>distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect</li><li>ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.</li><li>a homophonic musical style of the middle 18th century</li><li>marked by a generally superficial elegance and charm</li><li>characterized by the use of elaborate ornamentation and stereotyped devices</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Fine Arts: noting or pertaining to a style of painting developed simultaneously with the rococo in architecture and decoration</li><li>characterized chiefly by smallness of scale, delicacy of color, freedom of brushwork, and the selection of playful subjects as thematic material</li><li>designating a corresponding style of sculpture, chiefly characterized by diminutiveness of Baroque forms and playfulness of theme</li><li>of, pertaining to, in the manner of, or suggested by rococo architecture, decoration, or music</li><li>or the general atmosphere and spirit of the rococo (e.g., rococo charm)</li><li>ornate or florid in speech, literary style, etc.</li></ul>