statue
Carved stone likeness
A statue is a three-dimensional representation of a person, animal, or figure, typically carved from stone, cast in metal, or molded from other durable materials.
Statues range from small figurines to massive monuments: The statue of Lincoln sits in the memorial.
Unlike sculptures generally, statues usually depict recognizable subjects rather than abstract forms.
To stand like a statue is to remain perfectly still.
Recrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
Michelangelo · Rodin · bust · bas-relief · clay · terra-cotta · alabaster · granite
Pictorial screen symbol
- idolObject of worship
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- shrineSacred devotional place
- templeSacred worship structure
devotion · veneration · offering · reliquary · Buddha · Ganesh · Madonna · saint
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
cenotaph · obelisk · column · pillar · landmark · civic · heroic · veterans
Water-spouting structure
- birdbathOutdoor water basin for avians
- sundialShadow-based timekeeper
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
gazebo · pergola · topiary · cherub · nymph · faun · Venus · classical
Expressing meaning through symbols
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- LibertyPersonified ideal as landmark
- JusticeFormal address for judges
- victoryDefeating an opponent
freedom · embodiment · representation · icon · archetype · national · torch · laurel
Reduced-scale representation
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- ceramicFired clay material
- ornamentThing that beautifies
keepsake · trinket · replica · model · figurative · decorative · shelf · display
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
sculptor · Michelangelo · Rodin · bust · bas-relief · clay · terra-cotta · alabaster · granite · limestone
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
temple · devotion · veneration · offering · reliquary · Buddha · Ganesh · Madonna · saint · altar
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
dedication · cenotaph · obelisk · column · pillar · landmark · civic · heroic · veterans · fallen
fountain
Water-spouting structure
grotto · gazebo · pergola · topiary · cherub · nymph · faun · Venus · classical · ornamental
allegorical
Expressing meaning through symbols
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- LibertyPersonified ideal as landmark
- JusticeFormal address for judges
victory · freedom · embodiment · representation · icon · archetype · national · torch · laurel · scale
miniature
Reduced-scale representation
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- ceramicFired clay material
ornament · keepsake · trinket · replica · model · figurative · decorative · shelf · display · pewter
motionless
Lacking all movement
rigid · fixed · posed · lifelike · stoic · silent · steadfast · permanent · enduring · timeless
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- sculpturesculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze, marble
- animal representationsstuffed animal, plush toy, figurine, taxidermy, puppet
- artistic worksportrait, sketch, painting, drawing, sculpture
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
statuevoid
Without legal effect
nothingness · emptiness · empty space · abstraction · shadow
statueliving being
Organism that's alive
flesh and blood · dancer · performer · actor · entity
- gas stationRetail fuel vendor
- fire stationEmergency responder base
- police stationLaw enforcement facility
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
- radio stationFacility transmitting audio programming
- bus stationTransit departure point
station, state, status, statues, stationary, stature, statuette, statuesque, statuary