'Corinthian' definitions:
Definition of 'corinthian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Or pertaining to the Corinthian style of architecture
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants
noun
A man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: playboy, man-about-town, Corinthian]
noun
A resident of Corinth
Definition of 'Corinthian'
From: GCIDE
- Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
- 1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a fashionable man about town; esp., a man of means who drives his own horse, sails his own yacht, or the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Corinthian'
From: GCIDE
- Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
- 1. Of or relating to Corinth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans. [1913 Webster]
- This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks. --Parker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs.) [1913 Webster]