statuary

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noun

stat·​u·​ary ˈsta-chə-ˌwer-ē 

plural statuaries

1

: sculptor

2

a

: the art of making statues

b

: a collection of statues : statues

statuary

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adjective

: of, relating to, or suitable for statues

Examples of statuary in a Sentence

Noun

a fine example of late Renaissance statuary

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The debris somehow seems more remote from our moment than the nineteenth-century statuary, a feeling that speaks both to the whiplash of our era and to the ways that discrimination in remembrance shapes which histories are available to the public imagination. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025

Tradition and opulence deftly swirl within its sumptuous interior—replete with crystal chandeliers, statuary, antiques and marble galore. —Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Adjective

The order also revives Trump's call for a National Garden of American Heroes, a statuary park honoring 250 figures ranging from Presidents Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy to basketball star Kobe Bryant, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and civil rights leader C.T. Vivian. —Stephen Fowler, NPR, 3 July 2025

The adjoining primary bath has a mosaic-patterned marble floor, statuary white marble walls and a seven-foot-long vanity with a quartz top. —Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1609, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for statuary

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• beriberi
• breviary
• budgetary
• capillary
• catenary
• cautionary

Kids Definition

statuary

noun

stat·​u·​ary

ˈstach-ə-ˌwer-ē

plural statuaries

1

: sculpture entry 1 sense 1

2

: a collection of statues

statuary adjective