statue

[stach-oo]

noun

1. a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.

statue

/ ˈstætjuː /

noun

1. a wooden, stone, metal, plaster, or other kind of sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger

Other Word Forms

• statuelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of statue¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin statua, noun derivative of statuere to set up, itself derivative of status ( status )

Word History and Origins

Origin of statue¹

C14: via Old French from Latin statua , from statuere to set up; compare _statute

Example Sentences

At least, it was a statue of the mysterious creator of bitcoin.

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Another set of siblings in a different case each wanted a statue, and the group had to decide whether to have a private auction among themselves or a public one where anyone could bid.

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Mr. Eyman touches on a great sadness here, that of a lifelong insecurity that made a fiercely intelligent woman hide within a statue of her own making.

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The Brits also represents the global reach of British music and so I designed the statue to sit on top of a globe.

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Scott Boland's nickname goes back well before requests for a statue to be erected in his honour in Melbourne gathered pace.

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Related Words

• bronze 
• bust 
• effigy 
• figure 
• icon 
• image 
• likeness 
• marble 
• piece 
• sculpture 
• statuary 
• statuette