statuette

[stach-oo-et]

noun

1. a small statue.

statuette

/ ˌstætjʊˈɛt /

noun

1. a small statue

Word History and Origins

Origin of statuette¹

From French, dating back to 1835–45; statue, -ette

Example Sentences

US film superstar Tom Cruise has received his first-ever Oscar statuette.

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Universal is expected to pour resources into seeing she wins the statuette this time around, and she is already the bookmakers' favorite.

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The new show name now allows the organisation to fully recognize that merger and align it with the name of the statuette, the union said.

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Now, in an effort to lean into the name of the statuette and streamline the show’s title, the Screen Actors Guild Awards announced Friday that it is renaming the ceremony to the Actor Awards.

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The space floats above a sea of tourists in Hollywood buying plastic Oscar statuettes at souvenir shops, but you wouldn’t know it by how quiet it gets up there.

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Related Words

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