statuesque

English

Borrowed from French statuesque, equivalent to statue +‎ -esque.

statuesque (comparative more statuesque, superlative most statuesque)

Resembling or characteristic of a statue. [from 18th c.]
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
  He was by no means a bad hero to look at, if such a thing were needed. His face was pale, melancholy, statuesque—and his large enthusiastic eyes, suggested a story and a secret—perhaps a horror.
(of a woman) Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive. [from 19th c.]
Christy Turlington is a statuesque supermodel famous for her fashion ads.

like a statue

elegantly tall and graceful

Catalan: escultural
French: statuesque (fr) m or f
German: stattlich (de) (tall and attractive, not necessarily graceful or elegant)
Greek: αγαλματένιος (el) (agalmaténios)
Polish: posągowy

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