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Grecian
/ ˈɡriːʃən /
adjective
- (esp of beauty or architecture) conforming to Greek ideals, esp in being classically simple
noun
- a scholar of or expert in the Greek language or literature
adjective
- another word for Greek
Other Words From
- an·ti-Gre·cian adjective noun
- pro-Gre·cian adjective noun
- pseu·do-Gre·cian adjective noun
- qua·si-Gre·cian adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Human to human, and also human-to-idea, which is what those Grecian mortal-god pairings were really about.
If you’ve taken a peek at actress Storm Reid’s Instagram feed in the past few days, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of her basking in the Grecian sun, flicking it up in some of the chicest swimwear imaginable.
It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.
At her Palm Springs wedding to Dina in 2012, she wore a Cymbeline dress that looked more like a Grecian slip.
Lupita Nyong'o really did look beautiful in a Grecian-style dress in a color she called “Nairobi” blue.
Reasons for my Gingrich blues No lunar dreams or Grecian cruise No credit line from Tiffany's No saintly wife, his former squeeze.
She was a singular beauty, Swedish looking and blond with an unusual profile—a very Grecian profile.
This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.
The doctor came; a splendid dinner ensued; the Grecian was very brilliant.
The partiality this worthy Grecian always manifested for smoking is well known.
Enchanted with the golden period of the Grecian republic, I passed over the storms by which it had been agitated.
Nothing could be more absurd in the eyes of Grecian philosophers, than to speak of the resurrection of the body.
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