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pillared

pillared

5.3
Having tall straight posts that support or decorate a building
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪlərd/
translation icon : 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

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
columned
vspillared
1 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

Antonyms

flat
797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

unsupported
1 3.9

Not held up by anything and likely to fall

How Pillared

pillared
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.