statuary: Associated Words Filter by Noun/Verb/Adjective/Adverb, Position, Positive/Negative, Common/Rare, Syllables & more. Words described by statuary & Words describing statuary
- chryselephantine
- marble
- pedimental
- adorning
- niched
- phidias
- parian
- augured
- freestanding
- depicting
- antique
- hall
- commemorative
- niches
- honorific
- marbles
- terracotta
- commemorating
- funerary
- bronze
- monumental
- porcelain
- bronzes
- equestrian
- bragging
- honoring
- undraped
- symbolizing
- votive
- busts
- polychrome
- decorating
- colossal
- portraying
- neoclassic
- niche
- grecian
- representing
- cotta
- decoration
- buddhist
- graced
- classical
- group
- baroque
- carved
- ornate
- unearthed
- khmer
- moulded
- hellenistic
- adorned
- mythological
- gleamed
- allegorical
- groups
- etruscan
- atop
- purest
- dating
- greek
- art
- egyptian
- groupings
- romanesque
- fountain
- plaster
- poses
- anthropomorphic
- fragments
- voluptuous
- lining
- sumerian
- erected
- funereal
- scattered
- archaic
- arrays
- columbian
- adorn
- alabaster
- type
- roman
- survives
- inexpert
- types
- sepulchral
- decorated
- garden
- memorials
- gilded
- representations
- exquisite
- displayed
- heroic
- decorative
- abound
- ornamental
- yard
- grotesque
- carving
- gothic
- finishes
- ancient
- conceives
- priceless
- prototype
- lawn
- found
- cult
- ere
- outdoor
- dedicated
- pagan
- monuments
- neoclassical
- figures
- mayan
- everywhere
- figurative
chryselephantine
More 'chryselephantine' Meaning
marble
- noun a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
- noun a small ball of glass that is used in various games
pedimental
adorn
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
niched
phidias
- noun ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC)
Pheidias.
parian
augur
- noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
auspex.
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
freestanding
- adjective satellite standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
separate.
- a freestanding bell tower
- a house with a separate garage
depicting
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
depiction; portrayal; portraying.
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
picture; depict; render; show.
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
hall
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
hallway.
- the elevators were at the end of the hall
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; antechamber; vestibule; foyer; lobby.
commemorative
- noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
- adjective intended as a commemoration
commemorating.
- a commemorative plaque
niche
- noun a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
- he found his niche in the academic world
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; recess.
honorific
- noun an expression of respect
- the Japanese use many honorifics
- adjective satellite conferring or showing honor or respect
- honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession
marbles
- noun a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
- noun the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
wits.
- he used his wits to get ahead
- I was scared out of my wits
- he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
terracotta
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.commemorating
- adjective intended as a commemoration
commemorative.
- a commemorative plaque
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
commemorate; mark.
- The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
funerary
- adjective of or for or relating to a funeral
- funerary urn
bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
monumental
- adjective relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
- the use of the arch in monumental architecture
- monumental sculptures
- adjective satellite of outstanding significance
- Einstein's monumental contributions to physics
porcelain
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
bronze
- noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
- noun a sculpture made of bronze
equestrian
- noun a man skilled in equitation
horseback rider; horseman.
- adjective of or relating to or composed of knights
bragging
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; brag; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
honoring
- noun conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
observance.
- verb bestow honor or rewards upon
honour; reward; honor.
- Today we honor our soldiers
- The scout was rewarded for courageous action
undraped
- adjective satellite stripped of drapery
- the undraped statue
- verb strip something of drapery
undrape.
symbolizing
- noun the act of representing something with a symbol
symbolising.
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; typify; symbolize; represent; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
votive
- adjective satellite dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
- votive prayers
bust
- noun a complete failure
flop; fizzle.
- the play was a dismal flop
- noun the chest of a woman
female chest.
polychrome
- noun a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
- verb color with many colors; make polychrome
polychromise; polychromize.
decorate
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
colossal
- adjective satellite so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
prodigious; stupendous.
- colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
- has a colossal nerve
- a prodigious storm
- a stupendous field of grass
- stupendous demand
portraying
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
depiction; portrayal; depicting.
- verb portray in words
portray.
- The book portrays the actor as a selfish person
neoclassic
- adjective satellite characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
neoclassical.
niche
- noun a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
- he found his niche in the academic world
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; recess.
grecian
represent
- verb take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
correspond; stand for.
- Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; typify; symbolize; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
cotta
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.decoration
- noun something used to beautify
ornament; ornamentation.
- noun an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
laurel wreath; palm; medallion; medal; ribbon.
buddhist
grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
state of grace; saving grace.
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
gracility.
- a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
classical
- noun traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
classical music; serious music.
- adjective of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
classic.
- classic Cinese pottery
group
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
grouping.
- noun (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
radical; chemical group.
baroque
- noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
baroqueness.
- noun the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
Baroque era; Baroque period.
carved
- adjective made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)
carven.
- the carved fretwork
- an intricately carved door
- stood as if carven from stone
- verb form by carving
carve.
- Carve a flower from the ice
ornate
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
flowery.
- a flowery speech
- ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
unearth
- verb bring to light
- The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President
- verb recover through digging
excavate.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
khmer
- noun the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
- noun a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
mould
- noun loose soil rich in organic matter
mold.
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
cast; mold; stamp.
- pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
hellenistic
adorned
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
decorated.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
mythological
- adjective satellite based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
mythic; fabulous; mythical; mythologic.
- mythical centaurs
- the fabulous unicorn
gleam
- noun an appearance of reflected light
gleaming; lambency; glow.
- noun a flash of light (especially reflected light)
gleaming; glimmer.
allegorical
- adjective satellite used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
allegoric.
- allegorical stories
- an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army
group
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
grouping.
- noun (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
radical; chemical group.
etruscan
atop
- adverb on, to, or at the top
pure
- adjective free of extraneous elements of any kind
- pure air and water
- pure gold
- pure primary colors
- the violin's pure and lovely song
- pure tones
- pure oxygen
- adjective satellite without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
perfect; double-dyed; complete; gross; arrant; unadulterated; sodding; stark; consummate; utter; thoroughgoing; everlasting; staring.
- an arrant fool
- a complete coward
- a consummate fool
- a double-dyed villain
- gross negligence
- a perfect idiot
- pure folly
- what a sodding mess
- stark staring mad
- a thoroughgoing villain
- utter nonsense
- the unadulterated truth
dating
- noun use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
geological dating.
- verb go on a date with
date.
- Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart
greek
art
- noun the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
fine art.
- an art exhibition
- a fine collection of art
- noun the creation of beautiful or significant things
artistic creation; artistic production.
- art does not need to be innovative to be good
- I was never any good at art
- he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully
egyptian
grouping
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
group.
- noun the activity of putting things together in groups
romanesque
fountain
- noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- noun a natural flow of ground water
outpouring; spring; natural spring; outflow.
plaster
- noun a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
- noun any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
plaster of Paris.
pose
- noun affected manners intended to impress others
airs.
- don't put on airs with me
- noun a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
anthropomorphic
- adjective satellite suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
anthropomorphous; humanlike.
More 'anthropomorphic' Meaning
fragment
- noun a piece broken off or cut off of something else
- a fragment of rock
- noun a broken piece of a brittle artifact
sherd; shard.
voluptuous
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; luscious; red-hot; juicy.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busty; sonsie; stacked; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
lining
- noun a protective covering that protects an inside surface
liner.
- noun a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
liner.
sumerian
- noun a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer
- adjective of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants
erect
- verb construct, build, or erect
set up; put up; rear; raise.
- Raise a barn
- verb cause to rise up
rear.
funereal
- adjective satellite suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
sepulchral.
- funereal gloom
- hollow sepulchral tones
scattered
- adjective satellite occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- scattered showers
- scattered villages
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; disperse; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
archaic
- adjective satellite so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
antiquated; antediluvian.
- a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
- antediluvian ideas
- archaic laws
- adjective satellite little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
primitive.
- archaic forms of life
- primitive mammals
- the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
array
- noun an orderly arrangement
- an array of troops in battle order
- noun an impressive display
- it was a bewildering array of books
- his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall
columbian
adorn
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
alabaster
- noun a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
- noun a hard compact kind of calcite
oriental alabaster; onyx marble; Mexican onyx.
type
- noun a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- what type of sculpture do you prefer?
- noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case; eccentric; character.
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
roman
- noun a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
roman type; roman print; roman letters.
- noun a resident of modern Rome
survive
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
live on; last; hold up; live; endure; hold out; go.
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
- verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
pull round; make it; come through; pull through.
- He survived the cancer against all odds
inexpert
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
unskilled; amateurish; amateur.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
type
- noun a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- what type of sculpture do you prefer?
- noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case; eccentric; character.
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
sepulchral
- adjective of or relating to a sepulchre
- sepulchral inscriptions
- sepulchral monuments in churches
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
charnel; ghastly.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
decorated
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
adorned.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
garden
- noun a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
- noun the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
memorial
- noun a recognition of meritorious service
remembrance; commemoration.
- noun a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
gilded
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
aureate; gilt; gold; golden.
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
representation
- noun a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
mental representation; internal representation.
- noun a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
exquisite
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
keen.
- suffered exquisite pain
- felt exquisite pleasure
- adjective satellite lavishly elegant and refined
recherche.
display
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
show.
- made a display of strength
- a show of impatience
- a good show of looking interested
- noun something shown to the public
exhibit; showing.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
heroic
- noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroic verse; heroic meter.
- adjective satellite very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
epic; larger-than-life.
- an epic voyage
- of heroic proportions
- heroic sculpture
decorative
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
ornamental; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
abound
- verb be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- verb be in a state of movement or action
bristle; burst.
- The room abounded with screaming children
- The garden bristled with toddlers
ornamental
- noun any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
decorative; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
yard
- noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
pace.
- noun the enclosed land around a house or other building
curtilage; grounds.
- it was a small house with almost no yard
grotesque
- noun art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- adjective satellite distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
monstrous.
- tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
- twisted into monstrous shapes
carving
- noun a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
- noun removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
cutting.
gothic
- adjective satellite as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
medieval; mediaeval.
- a medieval attitude toward dating
- noun extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
finish
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finishing; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the temporal end; the concluding time
last; finis; finale; close; stopping point; conclusion.
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
ancient
- noun a very old person
antediluvian.
- noun a person who lived in ancient times
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
priceless
- adjective satellite having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
invaluable.
prototype
- noun a standard or typical example
epitome; image; paradigm.
- he is the prototype of good breeding
- he provided America with an image of the good father
lawn
- noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass
found
- noun food and lodging provided in addition to money
- they worked for $30 and found
- verb set up or found
establish; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
cult
- noun followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; furore; furor; craze.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
ere
Myself was stirring ere the break of day. Shak.
Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore. Dryden.
Sir, come down ere my child die. John iv. 49.
outdoor
- adjective located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
outside; out-of-door.
- outdoor clothes
- badminton and other outdoor games
- a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding
- adjective pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities
- outdoor education is the area of teacher training concerned with training for outdoor activities
dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
pagan
- noun a person who does not acknowledge your god
heathen; infidel; gentile.
- noun a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
monument
- noun a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
memorial.
- noun an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
neoclassical
- adjective satellite characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
neoclassic.
figure
- noun a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
fig.
- the area covered can be seen from Figure 2
- noun alternative names for the body of a human being
form; flesh; soma; frame; physique; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
mayan
- noun a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
Maya.
- Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar
- noun a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya
Maya; Mayan language.
everywhere
- adverb to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
everyplace; all over.
- You find fast food stores everywhere
- people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem
- he carried a gun everywhere he went
- looked all over for a suitable gift
figurative
- adjective (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
nonliteral.
- figurative language
- adjective satellite consisting of or forming human or animal figures
figural.
- a figural design
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
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