marmoreal

or mar·mo·re·an

[ mahr-mawr-ee-uh l, -mohr- ]

/ mɑrˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /

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adjective

of or like marble: skin of marmoreal smoothness.

RELATED WORDS

alabaster

Nearby words

marmes man, marmite, marmolada, marmora, marmorated, marmoreal, marmoreally, marmoset, marmot, marne, maroc

Origin of marmoreal

1790–1800; < Latin marmore(us) made of marble (see marble, -eous) + -al¹

Related formsmar·mo·re·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for marmoreal

Gods, whom Art ever must avow, Ruled the marmoreal sky's demesne.
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The marmoreal and academic work seemed wonderfully warm and original in that room at Bycars.
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We trust the alabaster lady has by now regained her property and with it her marmoreal calm.
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His prophetic assurance cast a fresh shade of apprehension over her marmoreal brow.
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He was the creator of that opulent type of female beauty with marmoreal neck and bosom uberous so characteristic of Venetian art.
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British Dictionary definitions for marmoreal

marmoreal

less commonly marmorean

/ (mɑːˈmɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling marblea marmoreal complexion

Derived Formsmarmoreally, adverb

Word Origin for marmoreal

C18: from Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble

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Word Origin and History for marmoreal

marmoreal

adj.

"resembling marble," 1798, from Latin marmoreus "of marble," from marmor (see marble) + -al (1).