statuary

/'stætjuəri/

Thân thiện

The museum's new wing displays a collection of ancient statuary.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Of or relating to statues: Pertaining to the characteristics, creation, or use of statues.
   • Suitable for statues: Describing materials, especially stone like marble, that are appropriate for carving or casting into statues.

2. Noun:

   • Statues collectively: A group or collection of statues, often considered as a whole.
   • The art of making statues: The craft or profession of sculpting statues.

Examples

• Adjective:

  • The museum has a special wing for statuary art.
  • They used statuary marble for the new monument.

• Noun:

  • The garden's statuary includes figures from Greek mythology.
  • He studied classical statuary in Rome.

Advanced Usage

• "In statuary": In the form or manner of a statue or statues.
  • The figures were captured in statuary stillness.

Variants and Related Words

• Statue (n): A carved or cast figure of a person or animal.
• Sculpture (n): The general art of making three-dimensional artistic forms.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Sculptural.
• Noun: Sculptures, figures.

Related Phrases

• Statuary group: A set of statues designed to be seen together as a single composition.
  • The statuary group in the plaza depicts the city's founders.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or suitable for statues

Noun

1. statues collectively