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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚɹəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
His sculptural work never gained the acclaim his paintings did.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or consisting of sculpture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sculptural embellishments
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
resembling sculpture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her finely modeled features
rendered with...vivid sculptural effect
the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: modeled, sculptured, sculpturesque
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sculpture Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sculptural From sculpture + -al.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
скулпторен
(skulptoren)
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Bulgarian:
пластичен
(plastičen)
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Catalan:
escultural
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Catalan:
escultòric
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Finnish:
kuvanveistollinen
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Finnish:
veistoksellinen
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Galician:
escultural
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Ido:
skultala
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Ido:
skulturala
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Italian:
sculturale
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Italian:
scultorio
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Polish:
rzeźbiarski
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Russian:
скульпту́рный
(skulʹptúrnyj)
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Spanish:
escultural
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
Turkish:
heykelsel
— of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture
