Statue

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈstæ.tʃuː/

Origin

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō ("set up or erect").

Full definition of statue

Noun

1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
• ShakespeareI will raise her statue in pure gold.
2. (dated) A portrait.

Hypernyms

• image, sculpture, simulacrum

Hyponyms

• bust, figurine

Derived terms

• statued
• statuelike
• statuesque

Related terms

• statuary
• statuette

Verb

1. (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
• FelthamThe whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.

Anagrams

• astute