effigy C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/ See IPA manual Freq #35488 Meanings 1 noun a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln. 2 noun A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated. In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned. 3 noun A likeness of a person. All around, terrace by terrace, there went marble lawns well guarded by onyx lions and carved with effigies of all the gods striding amid the symbols of the worlds. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a representation of a... imagesimulacrum 3 noun · a likeness of a person. figureimagepicture Word family Derived forms effigialeffigylikesemi-effigy Etymology From French effigie, from Latin effigiēs (“likeness, effigy”), from effingō (“represent, portray”). Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # effigy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/ **Frequency rank:** 35488 ## Meanings 1. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) 2. A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated. 3. A likeness of a person. ## Examples - The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln. - In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned. - All around, terrace by terrace, there went marble lawns well guarded by onyx lions and carved with effigies of all the gods striding amid the symbols of the worlds. ## Synonyms - image - simulacrum - figure - picture ## Derived Forms - effigial - effigylike - semi-effigy ## Etymology From French effigie, from Latin effigiēs (“likeness, effigy”), from effingō (“represent, portray”). ## Topics - Describing People markdown