croquis

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noun

A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.

OriginFrench croquis →
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Meanings

nouncroquis (plural croquis)
  1. artA quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sketch

Origin

  1. Frenchcroquis
  2. Frenchcroquis
  3. Englishcroquis

Borrowed from French croquis.

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Translations

French croquis
  • croquisa quick and sketchy drawing
German flüchtige Skizze, grobe Skizze
  • flüchtige Skizzea quick and sketchy drawing
  • grobe Skizzea quick and sketchy drawing
  • schnelle Zeichnunga quick and sketchy drawing
Italian croquis
  • croquisa quick and sketchy drawing
Korean 크로키, 스케치
  • 크로키 (keuroki)a quick and sketchy drawing
  • 스케치 (seukechi)a quick and sketchy drawing
  • 사생화 (sasaenghwa)a quick and sketchy drawing
  • 속사 (soksa)a quick and sketchy drawing
  • 약화 (yakhwa)a quick and sketchy drawing
  • 략화 (ryakhwa)a quick and sketchy drawing
Polish szybki szkic
  • szybki szkica quick and sketchy drawing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with croquis

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Cite this entry
APA

croquis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croquis

MLA

“croquis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croquis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “croquis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croquis.

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