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 Words From

• statue·like 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

Not much is known about the next statue the Lakers plan to have erected outside Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times

When asked what it would take to get a statue of him at Wembley Stadium, he added: "I think we need to win a major tournament."

From BBC

England captain Harry Kane says he is "really impressed" with a life-size statue of himself that has been unveiled near his childhood football club in north London.

From BBC

Visible through one of the windows flanking the front door, she sat so still that she might have been mistaken for a statue, like the lion-dogs that guard the entrance to a Shinto shrine.

From Los Angeles Times

The wording for a new plaque on the empty plinth where a controversial slave trader's statue used to stand could soon be approved.

From BBC

Related Words

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