Corinthian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Corinthian in British English:
UK [kəˈrɪnθiən]
How to pronounce Corinthian in American English:
US [ kəˈrɪnθiən]
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- Adjective:
- most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
- of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants
Word Origin
- Corinthian
- 1650s as an architectural order, from Corinth, the ancient Greek city-state. In classical times Corinth was notorious for its luxury and licentiousness among the Greek states (and for not scorning trade and profit); hence Corinthian, noun and adjective, in various slang or colloquial sense in English, especially "a swell, a man about town" (early to mid-19c. but especially in the 1820s).
Example
- 1. The corinthian painter 's primary ornamental device was the animal frieze .
- 2. 2 How did the corinthian justify their acts with their creed ?
- 3. The facade is adorned with 56 corinthian columns .
- 4. One highlight is the gash of the corinthian canal . It looks as if someone took a knife and sliced through the land .
- 5. An ornamental bracket used in series under a cornice , especially a cornice of the corinthian , composite , or ionic orders .