1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Effigy

Definition of Effigy in English :

Define Effigy in English

Effigy meaning in English

Meaning of Effigy in English

Pronunciation of Effigy in English

Effigy pronunciation in English

Pronounce Effigy in English

Effigy

see synonyms of effigy

Noun

1. effigy, image, simulacrum

a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

Example Sentences:
'the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln'
'the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Effigy

see synonyms of effigy
noun plural -gies
1. 
a portrait of a person, esp as a monument or architectural decoration
2. 
a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule and often hung up or burnt in public (often in the phrases burn or hang in effigy)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Effigy

see synonyms of effigy
nounWord forms: plural ˈeffigies
a portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Effigy

see synonyms of effigy
n. pl. ef·fi·gies
1. A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
2. A likeness or image, especially of a person.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

hamlet

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches