effigy

noun

ef·fi·gy ˈe-fə-jē How to pronounce effigy (audio)

plural effigies

: an image or representation especially of a person

especially : a crude figure representing a hated person

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An earlier sense of effigy is "a likeness of a person shaped out of stone or other materials," so it's not surprising to learn that effigy derives, by way of Middle French, from the Latin effigies, which, in turn, comes from the verb effingere ("to form"), a combination of the prefix ex- and fingere, which means "to shape." Fingere is the common ancestor of a number of other English nouns that name things you can shape. A fiction is a story you shape with your imagination. Figments are shaped by the imagination, too; they're something you imagine or make up. A figure can be a numeral, a shape, or a picture that you shape as you draw or write.

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Recent Examples on the Web The effigy stood 61 feet tall with an intricate design.

Hailey Rein, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 Also smashed were a bowl from 6th century B.C., worth about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000.

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 June 2022 An effigy of the holy virgin anchors an altar to the left of the bar, while a television plays videos of drag performances to the right.

Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 After hiking, biking, and hanging out creekside, drive eight miles to the Serpent Mound effigy, a prehistoric Native American structure slated to become a Unesco World Heritage site.

Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2020 The kylix was worth $100,000, while the effigy bottle was valued at $10,000.

Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2022 Also smashed were a bowl from 6th century B.C., worth about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000.

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 June 2022 Also smashed were a bowl from 6th century B.C., worth about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000.

Chron, 2 June 2022 For Leigh, the ritual of burning the effigy was therapeutic.

New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	effigy
释义	effigy noun ef·fi·gy ˈe-fə-jē plural effigies : an image or representation especially of a person especially : a crude figure representing a hated person Phrases in effigy : publicly in the form of an effigy the football coach was burned in effigy Did you know? An earlier sense of effigy is "a likeness of a person shaped out of stone or other materials," so it's not surprising to learn that effigy derives, by way of Middle French, from the Latin effigies, which, in turn, comes from the verb effingere ("to form"), a combination of the prefix ex- and fingere, which means "to shape." Fingere is the common ancestor of a number of other English nouns that name things you can shape. A fiction is a story you shape with your imagination. Figments are shaped by the imagination, too; they're something you imagine or make up. A figure can be a numeral, a shape, or a picture that you shape as you draw or write. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The effigy stood 61 feet tall with an intricate design. Hailey Rein, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 Also smashed were a bowl from 6th century B.C., worth about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 June 2022 An effigy of the holy virgin anchors an altar to the left of the bar, while a television plays videos of drag performances to the right. Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 After hiking, biking, and hanging out creekside, drive eight miles to the Serpent Mound effigy, a prehistoric Native American structure slated to become a Unesco World Heritage site. Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2020 The kylix was worth $100,000, while the effigy bottle was valued at $10,000. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2022 Also smashed were a bowl from 6th century B.C., worth about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 June 2022 Also smashed were a bowl from 6th century B.C., worth about $100,000, and a ceramic Caddo effigy bottle valued at about $10,000. Chron, 2 June 2022 For Leigh, the ritual of burning the effigy was therapeutic. New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French effigie, borrowed from Latin effigiēs "representation, copy, specter," from effig-, variant stem of effingere "to shape, portray, copy" (from ef-, variant before f of ex- ex- entry 1 + fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of") + -iēs, deverbal noun suffix — more at feign First Known Use 1539, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing effigy hang/burn in effigy in effigy hang/burn in effigy in effigy effigy noun as in portrait a depiction of a person Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance portrait portrayal replica image likeness double facsimile carbon mirror image spit twin doppelganger counterpart look-alike ringer doppelgänger picture carbon copy alter ego duplicate clone fetch spitting image equivalent duplication companion match equal fellow analogue parallel mate Chinese copy analog Antonyms & Near Antonyms opposite reverse antithesis converse
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