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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French statuesque, equivalent to statue + -esque.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /statjʊˈɛsk/, /statʃʊˈɛsk/
Adjective
statuesque (comparative more statuesque, superlative most statuesque)
- Resembling or characteristic of a statue.
1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:He was by no means a bad hero to look at, if such a thing were needed. His face was pale, melancholy, statuesque—and his large enthusiastic eyes, suggested a story and a secret—perhaps a horror.
1901, H. G. Wells, The New Accelerator:We went out by his gate into the road, and there we made a minute examination of the statuesque passing traffic. The tops of the wheels and some of the legs of the horses of this char-a-banc, the end of the whip-lash and the lower jaw of the conductor — who was just beginning to yawn — were perceptibly in motion, but all the rest of the lumbering conveyance seemed still.
- (of a woman) Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive.
Christy Turlington is a statuesque supermodel famous for her fashion ads.
Translations
elegantly tall and graceful