praxiteles
/pɹakˈsɪtɪliːz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BCE, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
name
A main-belt asteroid discovered in 1973.
Example Sentences
- "The altar was adorned with the masterly sculptures of Praxiteles, who had, perhaps, selected from the favorite legends of the place the birth of the divine children of Latona, the concealment of Apollo after the slaughter of the Cyclops, and the clemency of Bacchus to the vanquished Amazons."
- "Upon its surface of bronze were elaborately wrought, in the still exquisite workmanship of Greece, reliefs of the Olympian games; […] they paused motionless, as if suddenly transformed into stone—lifeless, but lifelike, as one of the breathing wonders of Praxiteles."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, from Ancient Greek Πρᾱξῐτέλης (Prāxĭtélēs).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Πραξιτέλης
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /pɹakˈsɪtɪliːz/