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Definitions for Corinthian
[1] of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth.
[2] Architecture . noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders invented in ancient Greece and similar in most respects to the Ionic but usually of slenderer proportions, and characterized by a deep capital with a round bell decorated with acanthus leaves and a square abacus with concave sides. The Corinthian capital has typically two distinct rows of acanthus leaves above which appear eight fluted sheaths, from each of which spring two scrolls (helices) , of which one curls beneath a corner of the abacus as half of a volute and the other curls beneath the center of the abacus. Compare composite(def 3) , Doric(def 3) , Ionic(def 1) , Tuscan(def 2) .
[3] ornate, as literary style.
[4] luxurious or licentious.
[5] pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Corinth, in the 7th and early 6th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by human, animal, and ornamental motifs, painted boldly in a black figure style on a terra-cotta ground, often arranged in tiers around the vase.
[6] a native or inhabitant of Corinth.
[7] a man about town, especially one who lives luxuriously or, sometimes, dissolutely.
[8] an amateur yachtsman.
[9] Manège . a horse-show class in which each contestant must be a member of a recognized hunt and wear regulation hunt livery. Compare appointment(def 7) .
[10] of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
[11] of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a bell-shaped capital having carved ornaments based on acanthus leaves See also Ionic, Doric, composite (def. 4), Tuscan
[12] given to luxury; dissolute
[13] ornate and elaborate
[14] a native or inhabitant of Corinth
[15] an amateur sportsman
[16] rare a man about town, esp one who is dissolute
Words related to Corinthian
playboy, cosmopolitan, sophisticate
Origin of Corinthian
1350–1400; Middle English Corinthi(es ) men of Corinth (< Latin Corinthiī < Greek Korínthioi; see Corinth) + -an
Synonyms for Corinthian
cosmopolitan, playboy, sophisticate, citizen of the world, city slicker