statuesque

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/ UK /ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
attractively tall and dignified like a statue

The statuesque model towered over the other guests.

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Synonyms

1 adj · attractively tall and... dignified stately imposing majestic shapely graceful poised

Opposites

dumpysquat ungainly diminutive

Word family

Derived forms statuesquelystatuesqueness

Related forms statue statuary

Etymology

From 'statue' (via Old French from Latin 'statua', an image, from 'statuere', to set up, from 'stare', to stand) plus the suffix '-esque', in the manner of.

statua Latin stare Latin *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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# statuesque

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/

## Meanings
1. attractively tall and dignified like a statue

## Examples
- The statuesque model towered over the other guests.

## Synonyms
- dignified
- stately
- imposing
- majestic
- shapely
- graceful
- poised

## Antonyms
- dumpy
- squat
- ungainly
- diminutive

## Derived Forms
- statuesquely
- statuesqueness

## Related Forms
- statue
- statuary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: statua
- Root: stare
- Root: *steh₂-
- Affix: -esque - in the style of

## Etymology
From 'statue' (via Old French from Latin 'statua', an image, from 'statuere', to set up, from 'stare', to stand) plus the suffix '-esque', in the manner of.

## AI Etymology
Statuesque is from 'statue' (via Old French from Latin 'statua', an image, from 'statuere', to set up, from 'stare', to stand) plus the suffix '-esque', in the manner of. Important recorded forms include statua (Latin), stare (Latin), and *steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers attractively tall and dignified like a statue. The wider family includes derived forms such as statuesquely and statuesqueness and related words such as statue and statuary.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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