Standard Lemma guide

statuary

adj · noun · 6 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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  • UK: /ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 CH UW0 EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or characteristic of statues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The craft of making statues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Statues considered collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who makes or deals in statues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or suitable for statues

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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6

noun

Meaning 6

statues collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

Narrower terms: Elgin Marbles

History

Etymology

From the noun or the Latin adjective statuārius (“of statues”).

From Latin statuāria (ars) (“(art) of sculpture”), feminine of the adjective statuārius (“of statues”).

From Latin statuārius (“maker of statues”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ваятелство (vajatelstvo) — craft of making statues
  • Bulgarian: скулптура (skulptura) — craft of making statues
  • Catalan: estatuari — craft of making statues
  • Finnish: kuvanveisto — craft of making statues
  • French: statuaire — craft of making statues
  • German: Bildhauerkunst — craft of making statues
  • Greek: αγαλματοποιία (agalmatopoiía) — craft of making statues
  • Hungarian: szobrászat — craft of making statues
  • Russian: скульпту́ра (skulʹptúra) — craft of making statues
  • Czech: sochy — statues considered collectively
  • Czech: sochařská výzdoba — statues considered collectively
  • Finnish: kuvapatsaat — statues considered collectively
  • Finnish: veistokset — statues considered collectively
  • French: statuaire — statues considered collectively
  • Greek: αγάλματα (agálmata) — statues considered collectively
  • Bulgarian: ску́лптор (skúlptor) — person who makes or deals in statues
  • Catalan: estatuari — person who makes or deals in statues
  • Finnish: kuvanveistäjä — person who makes or deals in statues
  • French: statuaire — person who makes or deals in statues
  • Greek: αγαλματοποιός (agalmatopoiós) — person who makes or deals in statues
  • Hungarian: szobrász — person who makes or deals in statues
  • Hungarian: műkereskedő — person who makes or deals in statues
  • Russian: ску́льптор (skúlʹptor) — person who makes or deals in statues