Pygmalion

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪɡˈmeɪliən/

Proper noun

Pygmalion

(Greek mythology) A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.

Derived terms

not Pygmalion likely
Pygmalion word
Pygmalionesque
Pygmalionic
Pygmalionism

Noun

Pygmalion (plural Pygmalions)

Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”).

Anagrams

maypoling

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