Difference between Statue and Statuette
What is the difference between Statue and Statuette?
Statue as a noun is a three-dimensional work of art, usually of a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. while Statuette as a noun is a small statue, usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like.
Statue
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A three-dimensional work of art, usually of a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
Example sentence:
I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.
Statuette
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small statue, usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like.
We hope you now know whether to use Statue or Statuette in your sentence.
