different between idol vs figurine

English

Alternative forms

• idoll (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (eíd?lon, “image, idol”), from ????? (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”). Doublet of eidolon and idolum.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ??d(?)l, IPA^(key): /?a?d(?)l/
• Rhymes: -a?d?l
• Homophones: idle, idyl(l) (US pronunciation)

Noun

idol (plural idols)

1. A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
   • 1911 The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God, J. Milton Hayes:

     There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.

2. A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
3. (Asia, originally Japan) Popular entertainer; usually young, captivating, attractive; and often female, with an image of being close to fans.
   • '26 January 2016, Mariko Oi, The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry - BBC News

4. (obsolete) An eidolon or phantom; something misleading or elusive.

Synonyms

• (a worshipped representation): afgod (obsolete)
• (a celebrated person): icon, star, superstar

Derived terms

• idolatry
• idolise, idolize

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (aidoru)

Translations

Anagrams

• Lodi, OLDI, diol, lido, loid, olid

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o?l

Noun

idol n (singular definite idolet, plural indefinite idoler)

1. idol

Inflection

Polish

Etymology

From French idole, from Latin ?d?lum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (eíd?lon, “image; idol”), from ????? (eîdos, “form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.d?l/

Noun

idol m pers (feminine idolka)

1. idol (cultural icon, especially popular person)

Declension

Noun

idol m inan

1. idol (representation of anything revered)

   Synonyms: bo?ek, ba?wan

Declension

Further reading

• idol in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• idol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Greek ?????? (eídolo), partially through the intermediate of Old Church Slavonic ????? (idol?). Compare Aromanian idul, Serbo-Croatian idol.

Noun

idol m (plural idoli)

1. idol
2. pagan divinity
3. (popular) demon

Synonyms

• (demon): demon, drac, diavol, aghiu??, naiba

Related terms

• idolatru
• idolatrie

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?do?l/
• Hyphenation: i?dol

Noun

ìd?l m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. idol

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??(j)???in/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f?????in/

Noun

figurine (plural figurines)

1. A small carved or molded figure; a statuette.

Translations

Further reading

• figurine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.?y.?in/

Noun

figurine f (plural figurines)

1. figurine
2. (games) miniature

Italian

Noun

figurine f

1. plural of figurina

Romanian

Noun

figurine f pl

1. plural of figurin?