marmoreal
Syllables: mar·mor·e·al/mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/US/mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/
marmoreal adjective: resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
Adjective
marmoreal (comparative more marmoreal, superlative most marmoreal)
- Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
- How many a night serene, shall I behold / Those vvarm attractive orbits, close inshrined / In ether, over vvhich Love's column rose / Marmoreal, trophied round vvith golden hair.1798 July, Walter Savage Landor, “Book IV”, in Gebir; a Poem, […], London: […] Rivingtons, […], →OCLC, page 35, lines 29–32
- [T]he green / And glancing shadows of the sea did play / O'er its marmoreal depth: […]1817 December (indicated as 1818), Percy B[ysshe] Shelley, “Canto First”, in Laon and Cythna; or, The Revolution of the Golden City: A Vision of the Nineteenth Century. […], London: […] [F]or...
- Synonyms:
- marmoraceous, marmorean, marmoreous
- Made out of marble.
- But each night as he stood on that high marble terrace with the curious urns and carven rail and looked off over that hushed sunset of beauty and unearthly immanance he felt the bondage of dream's tyrannous gods; for in no wise could he leave that lofty spot, or descend the wide marmoreal flights...c. 1926 – 1927 (date written), H[oward] P[hillips] Lovecraft, “The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath”, in August Derleth, Donald Wandrei, compilers, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Sauk City, Wis.: Arkham...
- Synonyms:
- marble
marmoreal meaning in Tamil and Bengali
marmoreal in Tamil
- பளிங்குஒத்த
marmoreal in Bengali
- মর্মরে গঠিত, মর্মরতুল্য
Examples of marmoreal in a sentence
- Each feminine delight of florid lip, / Eyes brimming o'er and brow bowed down with love, / Marmoreal neck and bosom uberous,— […]1869, Robert Browning, “IX. Juris Doctor Johannes-Baptista Bottinius.”, in The Ring and the Book. […], volume III, London: Smith, Elder and...
- The marmoreal whiteness of her perfect neck and firm, well-rounded arms was emphasized by a sharp contrast.1901 December, Edward S[ims] Van Zile, “The Chopin Society”, in Perkins, the Fakeer: A Travesty on Reincarnation […], New York, N.Y....
- Youth's infinite choice of roads had given place to a rigid groove, presided over by a relentless marmoreal blonde.1932 July, John Buchan, “Mr Reginald Daker”, in The Gap in the Curtain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, section VI, page 217:
- Irma had collapsed into a chair, and her long marmoreal face was buried in her hands.1950, Mervyn Peake, chapter 6, in Gormenghast (The Gormenghast Trilogy; II), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published...
Synonyms of marmoreal
Forms of marmoreal
| comparative | more marmoreal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most marmoreal |
Origin of marmoreal
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.
Words formed from marmoreal
Words that rhyme with marmoreal
- memorial
- monitorial
- territorial
- accessorial
- arboreal
- categorial
- equatorial
- factorial
- inquisitorial
- pictorial
- sartorial
- senatorial
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- tutorial
- accusatorial
- assessorial
- censorial
- combinatorial
- conspiratorial
- corporeal
- cursorial
- dictatorial
- directorial
- editorial
- enchorial
- epichorial
- executorial
- grallatorial
- imperatorial
- incorporeal
- intracorporeal
- lavatorial
- multifactorial
- observatorial
- piscatorial
- primorial
- promontorial
- proprietorial
- purgatorial
- rasorial
- responsorial
- saltatorial
- scansorial
- sectorial
- spectatorial
- suctorial
- tectorial
- uxorial
- vectorial
- advertorial
- agitatorial
- amatorial
- ambassadorial
- ambulatorial
- ancestorial
- armorial
- assertorial
- auctorial
- auditorial
- authorial
- boreal
Questions about marmoreal
- What does marmoreal mean?
- Marmoreal means resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
- What is marmoreal in Tamil?
- Marmoreal in Tamil is பளிங்குஒத்த. See Marmoreal meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use marmoreal in a sentence?
- Each feminine delight of florid lip, / Eyes brimming o'er and brow bowed down with love, / Marmoreal neck and bosom uberous,— […]
- What part of speech is marmoreal?
- Marmoreal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce marmoreal?
- Marmoreal is pronounced /mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ (UK).
Words near marmoreal in the dictionary
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