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Meaning of "sculpturesque" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCULPTURESQUE

sculpturesque  [ˌskʌlptʃəˈrɛsk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCULPTURESQUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sculpturesque is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCULPTURESQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sculpturesque in the English dictionary

The definition of sculpturesque in the dictionary is resembling sculpture.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCULPTURESQUE


Alhambresque
ˌælhæmˈbrɛsk
arabesque
ˌærəˈbɛsk
barbaresque
ˌbɑːbəˈrɛsk
burlesk
bɜːˈlɛsk
burlesque
bɜːˈlɛsk
churrigueresque
ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk
desk
dɛsk
gigantesque
ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk
grotesque
ɡrəʊˈtɛsk
humoresque
ˌhjuːməˈrɛsk
Kafkaesque
ˌkæfkəˈɛsk
macaberesque
məˌkɑːbəˈrɛsk
Moresque
mɔːˈrɛsk
picaresque
ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk
picturesque
ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk
Potteresque
ˈpɒtəˌrɛsk
Romanesque
ˌrəʊməˈnɛsk
Rubenesque
ˌruːbəˌnɛsk
Titanesque
ˌtaɪtəˈnɛsk
unpicturesque
ʌnˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCULPTURESQUE

scullery maid
Scullin
scullion
sculls
sculp
sculpin
sculpsit
sculpt
sculptor
Sculptoris
sculptress
sculptural
sculpturally
sculpture
sculpture garden
sculpture park
sculptured
sculpturesquely
sculpturesqueness
sculpturing

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCULPTURESQUE

babelesque
carnivalesque
Chaplinesque
chivalresque
Dantesque
Disneyesque
Felliniesque
gaminesque
Jonahesque
Junoesque
madrigalesque
Mittyesque
Pinteresque
plateresque
Pythonesque
Raphaelesque
risque
satyresque
soldatesque
Titianesque
Tolkienesque

Synonyms and antonyms of sculpturesque in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sculpturesque» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCULPTURESQUE

Find out the translation of sculpturesque to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sculpturesque from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sculpturesque» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雕刻般的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escultórica
570 millions of speakers

English

sculpturesque
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लचकदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sculpturesque
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пластично
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sculpturesque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খোদাই-করা মূর্তিবত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sculpturesque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sculpturesque
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sculpturesque
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

彫刻の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sculpturesque
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sculpturesque
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sculpturesque
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sculpturesque
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिल्पकला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heykelsi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scultorea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sculpturesque
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пластично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sculptural
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλυπτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sculpturesque
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SCULPTURESQUE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sculpturesque
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sculpturesque

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCULPTURESQUE»

The term «sculpturesque» is used very little and occupies the 167.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCULPTURESQUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sculpturesque» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sculpturesque» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sculpturesque

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCULPTURESQUE»

Discover the use of sculpturesque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sculpturesque and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unpublished Writings from the Period of Unfashionable ...
But that is also the very reason why sculpturesque portrayal should be displayed only in grand and static forms. Here the rules governing high style emerged wholly on their 5 own; rigid symmetry was dissolved into contrasts. The restriction to ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 1999
2
The Visual Dictionary of Architecture
S Sculpturesque see Gaudí, Antonio 128 225 A building style in which the elements are, or appear to be, sculpted rather than built. Sculpturesque typically produces freeflowing forms as architects seek to break out from the constraints of  ...
Gavin Ambrose, 2008
3
The Architect and Contract Reporter: A Weekly Illustrated ...
It may serve to contrast the two styles of drawing which have heen characterised as English and French respectively if we say that the one is move picturesque, and the other more sculpturesque. To give applicability to this formula, it is of ...
‎1870
4
The Architect
It may serve to contrast the two styles of drawing which have heen characterised as English and French respectively if we say that the one is more picturesque, and the other more sculpturesque. To give applicability to this formula, it is of ...
‎1870
5
Yeats and the Visual Arts
Stephen A. Larrabee usefully distinguishes between "sculptural" and " sculpturesque." "Sculptural" means, he says, "Possessing, or suggesting the qualities of sculpture. 'Sculptural' is a general word and, when applied to poetry, refers to the ...
Elizabeth Bergmann Loizeaux, 2003
6
An analytical inquiry into the principles of taste
... had this art been as generally and familiarly understood, and as universally practised, as that of painting, we should Drobably have heard of a sculpturesque, ^ well as a picturesque* , since the one exists in nature just as much as the other;  ...
Richard Payne Knight, 1805
7
Naqsh: The Art of Wood Carving in Traditional Houses of ...
d Sculpturesque carving technique [42.A, 42.I,43.I] “Sculpturesque carving technique” as the term implies, is applied to the carving of a three dimensional element, free from the surface (ground orthe facade), except on one of its sides.
Jay Thakkar, 2004
8
"Romantic" and Its Cognates: The European History of a Word
... reviewing Jean Paul's Vorschule in Der Freimütige, called his definition of romantic poetry 'vague and unfounded,' complained that it was a mere rehash of Friedrich Schlegel's definition, and insisted that all poetry must be sculpturesque.
Hans Eichner, 1972
9
Public Sculptor: Lorado Taft and the Beautification of Chicago
of three to four hundred thousand dollars. draining income from the Ferguson Fund for at least a decade; she reminded them that poetry of concept was not sufficient in a public monument without a proper consideration of "sculpturesque  ...
Timothy Joseph Garvey, 1988
10
Sarbjit Bahga’s Humane Architecture: Vidya Sagar Institute ...
Figure 54: Sculpturesque check post at the main entrance. \ -u w rt.'l Y.' 1'! “W917 ?! . Rizaiti'l ' " ' 'twill.' ' " MN%' “.25! 1 Figure 55: Sculpturesque check post at the main entrance. Figure 56: Security post at the entrance of male section.
Gurdeep Kaur

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCULPTURESQUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sculpturesque is used in the context of the following news items.
1
OPA presents conceptual cliffside casa brutale on the aegean sea
... dining table is accompanied by a matching set of concrete benches, topped with a seating surface of wood. behind the seats, is a sculpturesque fireplace. «Designboom, Jul 15»
2
Cast of a Rare Dance Fusion
Shama Krishna The sculpturesque stances of Bharatnatyam, the scintillating footwork of Kathak, the fluid movements of Odissi, the alluring expressions typical of ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
3
Sculpturesque steps
Through Silpam, Vyshnavie created a number of 'sculpturesque' postures which were artistic yet incredible. Throughout the one and a half hours of the ... «The Hans India, May 15»
4
Purist of the Odishi Cult
In 'Jagannatha Gopinath', the choreography was punctuated with sculpturesque formations of Sri Krishna, a chariot, the river Yamuna and Vasuki, the ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 15»
5
Dance fest: Classical dancers spellbind, sway audience
Bharata Natyam is the most popular form of classical dance, known for its grace, purity, tenderness and sculpturesque poses. Naheed Siddiqui also turned with ... «The Express Tribune, Dec 14»
6
Singapore Dancer Makes Her Guru Proud
The sculpturesque Nataraja stances were well portrayed. The grace and grandeur of Sri Rama was refreshingly shown with lyrical support drawn from Mysore ... «The New Indian Express, Sep 14»
7
The good, the better and the best
However, there were small mercies to be had: the abstractions of Saibal Das, with their infernal blacks, sculpturesque blocks and squiggles, had a certain ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 14»
8
World Music Institute Presents the 3rd Annual DANCING THE GODS …
... of elaborate footwork from Northern India; and Bharatanatyam (Flame), a dance requiring sculpturesque poses and the expression of multiple character roles. «Broadway World, Apr 14»
9
Reinventing Krishna's Sutra of Love
This was followed by the Raga Vasantha, depicting the sculpturesque poses of Krishna and his gopis when they play. Indicating that 'desire' and 'eroticism' ... «The New Indian Express, Dec 13»
10
Tsarouchis painting fetches best price at Bonhams Greek Sale
The top lot of the auction was Yannis Tsarouchis's (1910-1989) “Torso” – a piece that conveys “monumentality, permanence and sculpturesque clarity” – sold at ... «Kathimerini, Dec 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sculpturesque [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sculpturesque>. Apr 2024 ».
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