corinthian

Syllables: Co·rin·thi·an/kəˈɹɪnθi.ən/

corinthian is the alternative letter-case form of Corinthian.

Adjective capitalized: Corinthian

Corinthian (comparative more Corinthian, superlative most Corinthian)

Of or relating to Corinth.
Of the Corinthian order.
- The silver waters of the spring had long since disappeared, but there still were left a few of the Corinthian pillars, some stretched on the ground and overgrown with creeping-plants, while two or three yet remained erect, and showed how graceful the whole must have been.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 21
- The examples of the concave family in the Byzantine times are found principally either in large capitals founded on the Greek Corinthian, used chiefly for the nave pillars of churches, or in the small lateral shafts of the palaces.1853, John Ruskin, “V, Byzantine Palaces”, in The Stones of Venice, volume II (The Sea-Stories), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, § XV, page 130
Elaborate, ornate.
Debauched in character or practice; impure.
- all her young Corinthian laity1642 April, An Apology against a Pamphlet Call’d A Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus, London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […], →OCLC
Being a sporting event (originally in horse racing and yachting) restricted to gentleman amateurs.
- Corinthian Stakes of 10 Guineas ... To be rode by Gentlemen.1825 June 16, “Curragh June Meeting, 1825”, in Dublin Evening Post, Dublin, page 4
- It was a condition of the race, that the horses should be ridden by gentlemen ... [I]t was submitted, that if none were to be reputed in the rank of gentlemen, whose wives had not been visited by Lady Clanricarde, the notion of a Corinthian Race might as well be given up at once, within twenty...1844 July 1, “What Is A Gentleman?”, in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, volume xi, Edinburgh: William Tait, page 417

Noun capitalized: Corinthian

Corinthian (plural Corinthians)

An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs.
An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia.
An accomplished amateur athlete.
A sailboat owner who helms their own boat in competitive racing.
A worldly, fashionable person, accepted in society though possibly dissolute.

Synonyms:

fashionista, man about town, trendy, faddist, fashionable, fashionist, hepcat, hepster, hipster, sophisto

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Forms of corinthian

Noun
plural	corinthians
plural	Corinthians
Adjective
comparative	more Corinthian
superlative	most Corinthian
alternative form	Korinthian

Origin of corinthian

From Latin Corinthius + -an. By surface analysis, Corinth + -ian. The senses related to opulence or debauchery derive from the reputation of ancient Corinth.

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Questions about corinthian

What does corinthian mean?: Corinthian means of or relating to Corinth.
What is corinthian the alternative letter-case form of?: Corinthian is the alternative letter-case form of Corinthian.
What part of speech is corinthian?: Corinthian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce corinthian?: Corinthian is pronounced /kəˈɹɪnθi.ən/.

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