effigy
/ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/
effigy noun: a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
Noun
effigy (plural effigies)
- A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
- In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned.
- A likeness of a person.
- tomb effigy
- All around, terrace by terrace, there went marble lawns well guarded by onyx lions and carved with effigies of all the gods striding amid the symbols of the worlds.1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 1
effigy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
effigy in Hindi
- dummy or other crude representation
- पुतला putlā
effigy in Tamil
- கொடும்பாவி
effigy in Urdu
- پتلا
effigy in Bengali
- প্রতিকৃতি, কুশপুত্তলিকা
More languagesFewer languages
- effigy in Malayalam
- കോലം, പ്രതിരൂപം, പ്രതിമ, വെെക്കോൽ പ്രതിമ
- effigy in Kannada
- ಅಡರ್ಪು, ಮಾರೊಡಲು
- effigy in Punjabi
- ਪੁਤਲਾ putlā
- effigy in Sanskrit
- पुत्तल puttala
- effigy in Persian
- آدمک âdamak
Examples of effigy in a sentence
- The effigy was set ablaze on the pyre.
- The politician was hanged in effigy by the crowd.
- Chrysobulls themselves were adorned with the imperial effigy in the early Palaiologan period.
Synonyms of effigy
Forms of effigy
| plural | effigies |
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Origin of effigy
From French effigie, from Latin effigiēs (“likeness, effigy”), from effingō (“represent, portray”).
Words formed from effigy
Questions about effigy
- What does effigy mean?
- Effigy means a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
- What is effigy in Hindi?
- Effigy in Hindi is पुतला (putlā). See Effigy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is effigy?
- Effigy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce effigy?
- Effigy is pronounced /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of effigy?
- The plural of effigy is effigies.
Words near effigy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: effigy (page history and authors); effigy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effigy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Effigy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effigy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); effigy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਪੁਤਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); पुत्तल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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