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marmoreal

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marmoraceous, marmorean, marmoreous

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Made out of marble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marble

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of marble

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marmorean

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мраморен (mramoren) — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大理石的 (dàlǐshíde) — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Finnish: marmorinen — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • French: marmoréen — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Georgian: მარმარილოსებრი (marmarilosebri) — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • German: marmorn — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Irish: marmarach — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Italian: marmoreo — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Macedonian: ме́рмерен (mérmeren) — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Macedonian: мра́морен (mrámoren) — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Maltese: mraħħam — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Maltese: rħami — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Romanian: marmoreean — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Spanish: marmóreo — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Spanish: marmoroso — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Spanish: marmoleado — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Welsh: marmoraidd — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
  • Welsh: mynoraidd — resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike