stick figure
stick figure noun: a line drawing with a circle for the head and straight lines for the torso and limbs.
Noun
stick figure (plural stick figures)
- A line drawing with a circle for the head and straight lines for the torso and limbs.
- The first thing one notices about the painting is the striking difference in style between the human figure and the animals; the animals are rendered in the naturalistic style of the other figures at Lascaux, but the man is a mere stick figure and is so stylized as to seem some sort of mediation...1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 110
- An outline, with a more realistic body shape, commonly used on warning signs, bathroom doors, and in other such symbols.
- A skinny person.
- Synonyms:
- skin and bones, thin person
stick figure meaning in Vietnamese
stick figure in Vietnamese
- simple line drawing
- người que
Synonyms of stick figure
- skin and bones
- thin person
Forms of stick figure
| plural | stick figures |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | stickfigure |
Questions about stick figure
- What does stick figure mean?
- Stick figure means a line drawing with a circle for the head and straight lines for the torso and limbs.
- What is stick figure in Vietnamese?
- Stick figure in Vietnamese is người que. See Stick figure meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is stick figure?
- Stick figure is a noun.
- What is the plural of stick figure?
- The plural of stick figure is stick figures.
Words near stick figure in the dictionary
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