adjective · rare

marmoreal

mar·mor·e·al

marmoreal · more marmoreal · most marmoreal

marmorn

Resembling marble or a marble statueResembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.

UK/mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/US/mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/

Meaning

2 senses

(literary)Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
marmorn
(literary, obsolete)Made out of marble.
of or relating to or characteristic of marble

Translations

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By meaning 1

resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike:

Origin

From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marb

From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.

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