Etymology

statuesque

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a statue. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French statuesque
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  1. French · borrowed fromstatuesque
  2. English todaystatuesque

Unadapted borrowing from French statuesque. By surface analysis, statu(e) + -esque.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Resembling or characteristic of a statue.
  • from 19th c. Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive.

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