statuette
/ˌstætjuˈɛt/
statuette noun: a small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
Noun
statuette (plural statuettes)
- A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
- […] may be discovered not far from a charming statuette of Queen Alexandra, and there is also the figurette of King George's elder brother.1921, The Graphic, volume 103, page 444
- Some statuettes are not monochrome but represent characters. That is why they are called nanofigures.2019 March 7, Filip, “LEGO Microfigures, Minifigures, and Nanofigures”, in Minifigures Blog, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2021
statuette meaning in Tamil and Bengali
statuette in Tamil
- சிறுபடிமம், சிறுதிறச் சிலை
statuette in Bengali
- ছোট মূর্তি, প্রতিমূর্তি
Forms of statuette
| plural | statuettes |
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Origin of statuette
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).
Words that rhyme with statuette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about statuette
- What does statuette mean?
- Statuette means a small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
- What is statuette in Tamil?
- Statuette in Tamil is சிறுபடிமம், சிறுதிறச் சிலை. See Statuette meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is statuette?
- Statuette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce statuette?
- Statuette is pronounced /ˌstætjuˈɛt/.
- What is the plural of statuette?
- The plural of statuette is statuettes.
Words near statuette in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: statuette (page history and authors); statuette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statuette (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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