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pillared

pillared

1 5.3
Having tall straight posts that support or decorate a building
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪlərd/
: con columnas
  • The ancient temple featured a magnificent pillared entrance that was decorated with intricate carvings.

Examples

  • Walking through the pillared hall, I admired the beautiful architecture that supported the roof.

  • The gallery was lined with pillared arches, creating a stunning effect for the art exhibition.

  • If this fail, the pillared firmament is rottenness and earth, space built on stubble.

Synonyms

columned
vspillared
2 4.6

Having tall pillars, often at the front of a building

is used for any number of vertical supports not only single or few
colonnaded
vspillared
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A building or walkway that has a row of columns along its side

is about having vertical supports for decoration or support not necessarily regularly spaced

Antonyms

flat
414 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

unsupported
3 3.9

Not held up by anything and likely to fall

How Pillared

pillared
1 5.3

Surface Forms

pillared positive

Morphology

pillared = pillar (transparent) = pillar + ed

The adjective 'pillared' is transparently formed from the noun 'pillar' with the addition of the suffix '-ed', indicating the presence of pillars.

Etymology

Pillared comes from pillar plus the ending -ed, and pillar once meant a strong post or column used to hold up a building. So pillared means 'having' or 'with' pillars, which is why a pillared house has visible columns that support or decorate it.