Definition of STATUETTE

statuette

Plural: statuettes

Noun

  • a small carved or molded figure
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).

Synonyms

figurine

Scrabble Score: 9

statuette: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
statuette: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
statuette: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

statuette: valid Words With Friends Word