Meaning Of The Word Pygmalion
What's the definition of Pygmalion? Find Pygmalion meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Pygmalion Meaning
| Pygmalion Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Pygmalion?
Pygmalion in American English
a king of Cyprus and a sculptor noun: a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite Pygmalion in British English noun: a king of Cyprus, who fell in love with the statue of a woman he had sculpted and which his prayers brought to life as Galatea |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Excess capacity ‐ noun: unused…
- Information gathering ‐ noun: the process of collecting information about…
- Alcandre ‐ noun: the wife of Polybus who received Helen and…
- Just on ‐ having reached exactly; Just on is used in mentioning…
- Bifacially ‐ adverb: from a bifacial…
- Sun protection factor ‐ a number indicating the relative effectiveness…
- Finsteraarhorn ‐ mountain in SC Switzerland: highest peak in the…
- Rankine-cycle engine ‐ a type of steam engine involving a continuous…
- Hapai ‐ adjective: pregnant; transitive verb: to carry…
- Yogurt-maker ‐ noun: a machine for…