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Received-Pronunciation:/ɑːˌkeɪɪk ˈsmaɪl/
General-American:/ɑɹˌkeɪɪk ˈsmaɪl/
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noun
Meaning 1
A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (circa 700–500 B.C.E.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece; sculpture; Ancient Greece; sculpture
Topics: art, arts
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From archaic + smile, referring to the Archaic period of Ancient Greek art.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
архаічная ўсмешка
(arxaičnaja wsmješka)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Bulgarian:
архаичната усми́вка
(arhaičnata usmívka)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Catalan:
somriure arcaic
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Chinese Mandarin:
古風式微笑 /古风式微笑
(gǔfēngshìwēixiào, gǔfēngshìwéixiào)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Danish:
arkaisk smil
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Finnish:
arkaainen hymy
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
French:
sourire archaïque
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
German:
Archaisches Lächeln
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Greek:
αρχαϊκό μειδίαμα
(archaïkó meidíama)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Hebrew:
חיוך ארכאי
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Italian:
sorriso arcaico
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Japanese:
アルカイックスマイル
(arukaikku sumairu)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Korean:
고졸기 미소
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Norwegian Bokmål:
arkaisk smil
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Polish:
archaiczny uśmiech
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Portuguese:
sorriso arcaico
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Russian:
архаическая улыбка
(arxaičeskaja ulybka)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Spanish:
sonrisa arcaica
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Swedish:
arkaiskt leende
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period
Ukrainian:
архаї́чна у́смішка
(arxajíčna úsmiška)
— smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period