Statuette

Quick meaning: Statuette is a noun meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Some statuettes are not monochrome but represent characters. That is why they are called nanofigures.

[…] may be discovered not far from a charming statuette of Queen Alexandra, and there is also the figurette of King George's elder brother.

Word Forms

• statuettes

Synonyms for statuette

Depending on context, synonyms include figurine.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include figurine, statue, figure, piedouche, posterette, token.

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