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/ˌstætjuˈɛt/ · noun
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.
Some statuettes are not monochrome but represent characters. That is why they are called nanofigures.
Use statuette when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Statuette means 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..
Common synonyms include figurine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] may be discovered not far from a charming statuette of Queen Alexandra, and there is also the figurette of King George's elder brother.
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