Praxiteleanadj.

Brit.

/ˌpraksᵻˈtiːlɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpræksəˈtilj(ə)n/,

/ˌpræksəˈtiliən/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek Πραξιτέλειος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek Πραξιτέλειος (adjective) of or connected with Praxiteles ( < Hellenistic Greek Πραξιτέλης (classical Latin Praxitelēs ) Praxiteles, the name of an Athenian sculptor (active c375–330 b.c.) + -ειος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix; compare -ean suffix. Compare classical Latin Praxitelīus of or connected with Praxiteles, worthy of Praxiteles.

Of or relating to Praxiteles, an Athenian sculptor of the 4th cent. b.c.; suggestive or characteristic of the marble sculptures of Praxiteles.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > school or style of sculpture

Phidiana1650

Pergamenian1680

Praxitelean1820

Romayne1860

Phidiac1865

Nara1875

Tanagra1878

Phidiacan1885

Rodinesque1901

Daedalic1931

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iii. 110 Praxitelean shapes, whose marble smiles Fill the hushed air with everlasting love.

1855 Hornellsville (N.Y.) Tribune 30 Aug. 4/6 The vision of American Nationality—the noblest type of human character which the world has ever seen—..a type of more than Praxitelean beauty.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. x. 127 They looked as luminous and beautiful as some Praxitelean creation.

1905 Athenæum 4 Nov. 616/3 Works that have recently been claimed as Praxitelean originals.

1925 Times 17 June 16/6 The bronze is estimated to date from about 400 b.c. and resembles the work of the Praxitelean school.

a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxvi. 179 A Praxitelean purity, swan-white fined to tinctures of old ivory, in breast, throat, thigh, and..hips.

1995 Daily Tel. Mag. 25 Nov. 30/1 Physiognomy matters a great deal to him. Not whether a person is good-looking, but the spaces between their lower lip and chin and between the bridge of the nose and forehead. Praxitelean proportions, virtually.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	praxitelean
释义	Praxiteleanadj. Brit. /ˌpraksᵻˈtiːlɪən/, U.S. /ˌpræksəˈtilj(ə)n/, /ˌpræksəˈtiliən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek Πραξιτέλειος , -an suffix. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek Πραξιτέλειος (adjective) of or connected with Praxiteles ( < Hellenistic Greek Πραξιτέλης (classical Latin Praxitelēs ) Praxiteles, the name of an Athenian sculptor (active c375–330 b.c.) + -ειος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix; compare -ean suffix. Compare classical Latin Praxitelīus of or connected with Praxiteles, worthy of Praxiteles. Of or relating to Praxiteles, an Athenian sculptor of the 4th cent. b.c.; suggestive or characteristic of the marble sculptures of Praxiteles. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > school or style of sculpture Phidiana1650 Pergamenian1680 Praxitelean1820 Romayne1860 Phidiac1865 Nara1875 Tanagra1878 Phidiacan1885 Rodinesque1901 Daedalic1931 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iii. 110 Praxitelean shapes, whose marble smiles Fill the hushed air with everlasting love. 1855 Hornellsville (N.Y.) Tribune 30 Aug. 4/6 The vision of American Nationality—the noblest type of human character which the world has ever seen—..a type of more than Praxitelean beauty. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. x. 127 They looked as luminous and beautiful as some Praxitelean creation. 1905 Athenæum 4 Nov. 616/3 Works that have recently been claimed as Praxitelean originals. 1925 Times 17 June 16/6 The bronze is estimated to date from about 400 b.c. and resembles the work of the Praxitelean school. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxvi. 179 A Praxitelean purity, swan-white fined to tinctures of old ivory, in breast, throat, thigh, and..hips. 1995 Daily Tel. Mag. 25 Nov. 30/1 Physiognomy matters a great deal to him. Not whether a person is good-looking, but the spaces between their lower lip and chin and between the bridge of the nose and forehead. Praxitelean proportions, virtually. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1820
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