ALL meanings of corinthian
Co·rin·thi·an
C c - adjective corinthian of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth 3
- adjective corinthian 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 3
- adjective corinthian given to luxury; dissolute 3
- adjective corinthian ornate and elaborate 3
- noun corinthian a native or inhabitant of Corinth 3
- noun corinthian an amateur sportsman 3
- noun corinthian a man about town, esp one who is dissolute 3
- adjective corinthian of Corinth or its people or culture 3
- adjective corinthian dissolute and loving luxury, as the people of Corinth were said to be 3
- adjective corinthian in the style of the art of Corinth; gracefully elaborate 3
- adjective corinthian designating or of a classical (Greek or Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by a slender, fluted column and a bell-shaped capital decorated with a design of acanthus leaves 3
- noun corinthian a person born or living in Corinth 3
- noun corinthian a lover of elegantly luxurious living; sybarite 3
- noun corinthian a wealthy man about town 3
- noun corinthian a wealthy devotee of amateur sports 3
- noun corinthian a yachtsman 3
- adjective corinthian of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth. 1
- adjective corinthian 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). 1
- adjective corinthian ornate, as literary style. 1
- adjective corinthian luxurious or licentious. 1
- adjective corinthian 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. 1
- noun corinthian a native or inhabitant of Corinth. 1
- noun corinthian a man about town, especially one who lives luxuriously or, sometimes, dissolutely. 1
- noun corinthian an amateur yachtsman. 1
- noun corinthian 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). 1
- noun corinthian (dated, nautical) An amateur yachtsman who sails his own yacht without a professional skipper. 1
- noun corinthian Alternative form of Corinthian (a sailboat owner who helms his or her own boat in competitive racing). 0