What does "statuette" mean?

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

What is a synonym for "statuette"?

Common synonyms include: bust, carving, doll, dolly, dummy, figure.

Statuette

//ˌstætjuˈɛt// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
"[…] may be discovered not far from a charming statuette of Queen Alexandra, and there is also the figurette of King George's elder brother."
2
a small carved or molded figure wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bust carving doll dolly dummy figure

Example

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"Here are her picks for who will win the coveted Oscar statuette in the major categories on Sunday."

Etymology

Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).

Related phrases

terra cotta

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