statuesque
Resembling or characteristic of a statueResembling or characteristic of a statue.
» She's a tall, statuesque blonde with blue eyes.
Sie ist eine große, wohlproportionierte Blondine mit blauen Augen.
Она высокая статная блондинка с голубыми глазами.
Meaning
3 sensesResembling or characteristic of a statue.
statuengleich, statuenhaft, wie eine Statue
suggestive of a statue
Immobile; motionless.
Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive.
Christy Turlington is a statuesque supermodel famous for her fashion ads.
stattlich
Examples
4 sentencesShe's a tall, statuesque blonde with blue eyes.
ruОна высокая статная блондинка с голубыми глазами.
deSie ist eine große, wohlproportionierte Blondine mit blauen Augen.
My younger sister has big eyes and a statuesque nose.
The arrival of the statuesque woman in her tailored red dress occasioned much comment at the funeral.
Natasha Spivack, a tall, statuesque blonde, works out of a cramped apartment in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French statuesque. By surface analysis, statu(e) + -esque.Unadapted borrowing from French statuesque. By surface analysis, statu(e) + -esque.
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Forms
more statuesque, most statuesque| Comparative | more statuesque Lesson |
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| Superlative | most statuesque Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form