The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
marmoreal — (adj.) resembling marble, 1798, from L. marmoreus of marble, from marmor (see MARBLE (Cf. marble)) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
marmoreal — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ made of or resembling marble. ORIGIN Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble … English terms dictionary
marmoreal — [mär môr′ē əl] adj. [< L marmoreus < marmor, MARBLE + AL] 1. of marble 2. like marble; cold, white, smooth, hard, etc.: Also marmorean marmoreally adv … English World dictionary
marmoreal — marmoreally, adv. /mahr mawr ee euhl, mohr /, adj. of or like marble: skin of marmoreal smoothness. Also, marmorean. [1790 1800; < L marmore(us) made of marble (see MARBLE, EOUS) + AL1] * * * … Universalium
marmoreal — adjective /mɑːˈmɔːɹɪəl/ Resembling marble or a marble statue. , 1949: If, as I said, his fingertips arrived at this, perhaps her flesh, marmoreal and lazy, was hardly aware that these were, in fact, fingertips, and not for example, nails or… … Wiktionary
marmoreal — also marmorean adjective Etymology: Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble Date: 1656 of, relating to, or suggestive of marble or a marble statue especially in coldness or aloofness • marmoreally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
marmoreal — mar·mo·re·al (mahr moґre əl) resembling marble, as bone in osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
marmoreal — mÉ‘r mÉ”rɪəl /mÉ‘Ë mÉ”Ër adj. of or like marble, cold, white … English contemporary dictionary
marmoreal — [mα: mɔ:rɪəl] adjective literary made of or likened to marble. Derivatives marmoreally adverb Origin C18: from L. marmoreus (from marmor marble ) … English new terms dictionary
marmoreal — adjective literary like marble … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
