Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sculpt

/skʌlpt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: sculpt
IPA: /skʌlpt/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form by sculpture.

Transitive verb

verb

To work as a sculptor.

Intransitive verb

verb

To carve out gradually.

Transitive verb

noun

A modification that can be applied to an object, like a texture, but changes the object's shape rather than its appearance.

Example Sentences

"They sculpted a statue out of clay."
"What do you do? -I used to box, but now I sculpt."
"Landforms sculpted by the wind."

Etymology

From French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sculpter, sculpō

Usage

Inflected Forms

sculpts (present, singular) sculpting (participle, present) sculpted (participle, past) sculpted (past) sculpts (plural)

Derived Forms

resculpt

Frequently Paired Words

sculptor sculpture

Synonyms

sculpture grave

Rhymes With

gulped

Questions

How do you pronounce sculpt?: The recorded pronunciation is /skʌlpt/.
What does sculpt mean?: To form by sculpture.
Where does sculpt come from?: It is traced to French.

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