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statuelike

statuelike

6.1
Showing great stillness and dignity, as if not moving
  • adjective
  • /ˈstætʃuˌlaɪk/
translation icon : estatuario
  • The dancer stood statuelike, captivating the audience with her elegance.

Examples

  • He folded his great wings to his back, and the watch pair resumed their statuelike pose of alertness.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Still, even knowing that, he remained statuelike.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • During the photo shoot, she posed statuelike, not moving a muscle.

  • The old man remained statuelike in his chair, gazing thoughtfully at the garden.

Synonyms

sculptural
vsstatuelike
9 6.1

Showing strong shapes like a statue

focuses more on stillness and dignity than general carved qualities
statuesque
vsstatuelike
7 7.0

Tall and graceful like a statue

highlights stillness and formal dignity rather than height or feminine grace
statuary
vsstatuelike
1 7.9

Relating to or suitable for statues

centers on stillness and dignified bearing rather than mere suitability
sculpturesque
vsstatuelike
8.1

A person or thing that looks like a statue and has a graceful, well-formed shape

emphasizes stillness and formal dignity rather than only graceful form

How Dignified

statuelike
6.1
dignified
71 4.6
composed
1 4.3
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

statuelike positive

Morphology

statuelike = statue (transparent) = statue + like

The adjective is a regular formation from the noun 'statue' with the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Statuelike comes from statue, a word for a 'standing image', plus the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So, statuelike describes someone or something that is still, dignified, and looks like a statue.