statuesque

[ stach-oo-esk ]

/ ˌstætʃ uˈɛsk /

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adjective

like or suggesting a statue, as in massive or majestic dignity, grace, or beauty.

Origin of statuesque

First recorded in 1825–35; statue + -esque

OTHER WORDS FROM statuesque

stat·u·esque·ly, adverb stat·u·esque·ness, noun un·stat·u·esque, adjective un·stat·u·esque·ly, adverb

un·stat·u·esque·ness, noun

Words nearby statuesque

statto, statuary, statue, statue of liberty, statued, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured, status, status asthmaticus

Example sentences from the Web for statuesque

The effort is led by Daphrose Mukarutamu, a statuesque figure in a red embroidered dress and short, sweeping hairdo.

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Máxima, 41, is a tall, statuesque blonde, with charming good looks.

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Katherine Webb, the statuesque, tanned girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, was all anyone was talking about.

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Soon, a silver, statuesque Kate Moss appeared via hologram, swimming in fabric and floating before an amazed audience.

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She disposed her statuesque hands upon her well-rounded arms, and looked about the room as though Margaret were not there.

East Angels |Constance Fenimore Woolson
The skirt and petticoat (enagua) permitted to be seen beneath them a pair of statuesque ankles, nude to mid-knee.

The Guerilla Chief |Mayne Reid
The Statuesque Commendatore to be highly commended as represented by aristocratic Manners.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 6, 1895 |Various
How the statuesque myth and the priggish myth and the dull and solemn myth melt away before it!

George Washington, Vol. I |Henry Cabot Lodge
Her hair was tawny in shade—she had quantities of it, and she wore it picturesquely round her stately, statuesque head.

The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 40, April, 1894 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for statuesque

statuesque

/ (ˌstætjʊˈɛsk) /

adjective

like a statue, esp in possessing great formal beauty or dignity

Derived forms of statuesque

statuesquely, adverb statuesqueness, noun

Word Origin for statuesque

C19: from statue + -esque, on the model of picturesque

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