Palladian

¹ American  

[puh-ley-dee-uhn] / pəˈleɪ di ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the goddess Athena.

2. pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study.

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Palladian ² American  

[puh-ley-dee-uhn, -lah-] / pəˈleɪ di ən, -ˈlɑ- /

adjective

1. pertaining to, introduced by, or in the architectural style of Andrea Palladio.

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noun

1. a disciple of Andrea Palladio, specifically one of the circle of Lord Burlington in 18th-century England.

Palladian ¹ British  

/ pəˈleɪdɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the goddess Pallas Athena

2. literary wise or learned

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Palladian ² British  

/ pəˈleɪdɪən /

adjective

1. denoting, relating to, or having the neoclassical style of architecture created by Palladio

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Other Word Forms

• Palladianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Palladian¹

1555–65; < Latin Palladi(us) “of Pallas” (< Greek Palládios; see Palladium) + -an

Origin of Palladian²

First recorded in 1725–35; Palladi(o) + -an

Example Sentences

The dark green in the decorative friezes, as well as the lintels and pilasters of the Palladian window, is newly accurate, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Johnson is general manager of Kimpton Palladian Hotel, which houses Pennyroyal bar.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Hemings’s literacy — in Palladian architecture, in fine woodworking, and in reading and writing — meant his work at Poplar Forest could be documented on paper for his enslaver.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023

With its white Palladian front, the building just off Berkeley Square, stood out from those around it.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022

Imposing in its simplicity, the interior is generally Doric in character, but the Ionic entablatures over the side sections of the beautiful Palladian chancel window reflect the treatment outside.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank