astylar

[ ey-stahy-ler ]

adjective

, Architecture.

1. without columns.

astylar

/ eɪ-; æˈstaɪlə /

adjective

1. architect without columns or pilasters

Word History and Origins

Origin of astylar¹

1835–45; < Greek ástyl ( os ) without columns ( a- a- ⁶ + stŷl ( os ) pillar + -os adj. suffix) + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of astylar¹

C19: from a- ¹+ Greek stulos pillar

Example Sentences

Astylar, a-stī′lar, adj. without columns.

From Project Gutenberg

The finest example in Rome is the Farnese palace, commenced in 1530 from the designs of Antonio di Sangallo; the design is astylar, as the employment of the orders is confined to the window dressings, the angles of the front having rusticated quoins; the upper storey, with the magnificent cornice which crowns the whole building, was designed by Michelangelo, and in the upper storey he introduced a feature borrowed from the Roman thermae, brackets supporting the three-quarter detached columns flanking the windows.

From Project Gutenberg