marmoreal
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marmoreal
- /mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ UK
- /mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
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From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.
adjective more marmoreal · most marmoreal
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Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
How many a night serene, shall I behold / Those vvarm attractive orbits, close inshrined / In ether, over vvhich Love's column rose / Marmoreal, trophied round vvith golden hair.
Similar: marmoraceous, marmorean, marmoreous
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Made out of marble.
But each night as he stood on that high marble terrace with the curious urns and carven rail and looked off over that hushed sunset of beauty and unearthly immanance he felt the bondage of dream's tyrannous gods; for in no wise could he leave that lofty spot, or descend the wide marmoreal flights fl
Similar: marble
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adj resembling marble or a marble statue — see also marblelike
| Español | marmóreo, marmoroso, marmoleado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 大理石的 dàlǐshíde |
| Français | marmoréen |
| Deutsch | marmorn |
| Italiano | marmoreo |
| Română | marmoreean |
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