No. 9,339 in French
dantesque
Relating to Dante or his work; resembling scenes of chaos, horror, or grandeur.
In a sentence
Le paysage était dantesque, avec des montagnes semblant surgir du néant.
The landscape was dantesque, with mountains seemingly emerging from nothingness.
Here, 'dantesque' describes a landscape that is vast and dramatic, drawing from imagery associated with Dante's Divine Comedy.
Les scènes du film étaient dantesques, montrant une vision apocalyptique.
The film's scenes were dantesque, depicting an apocalyptic vision.
In this usage, 'dantesque' conveys a sense of grandiosity and dramatic intensity, often with a sense of foreboding.
La bataille avait une intensité dantesque, avec des combats furieux et presque irréels.
The battle had a dantesque intensity, with fierce and almost surreal fights.
'Dantesque' in this context emphasizes the extreme and surreal nature of the events, evoking the dramatic depictions in Dante's works.
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