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STATUESQUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does statuesque mean?
• STATUESQUE (adjective)
The adjective STATUESQUE has 2 senses:
1. of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
2. suggestive of a statue
Familiarity information: STATUESQUE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
Synonyms:
stately; statuesque
Similar:
tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suggestive of a statue
Synonyms:
Junoesque; statuesque
Similar:
shapely (having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape)
Context examples
Holmes plucked it off and disclosed the statuesque face of a handsome and spiritual woman of middle age.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It must be confessed that the artist sometimes got possession of the woman, and indulged in antique coiffures, statuesque attitudes, and classic draperies.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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