Odalisque
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Odalisque is a noun meaning (art) An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting.
Meaning
(art) An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting.
More Meanings
- A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
- (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
Example Sentences
The Sector is borne in a padded Waggon, like some mechanickal Odalisque.
They grew fat, but successfully resisted the enticing odalisques with whom they were confronted.
Though I could see the titan odalisques and their garden and knew them to be no more than dream-stuff recalled, I could not escape from their fascination and the memory of the dream.
When the young Mauretanians were his guests in the little houses before the town gates, and he was of a good humour, it would come about that he displayed his odalisques as others would their jewels.
Word Forms
- odalisques
- odalisk
Synonyms for odalisque
Depending on context, synonyms include paramour, concubine, courtesan, doxy.
Antonyms for odalisque
Common opposites include virago.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour, odalique, odalisk.
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