Definition
Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a caryatid or caryatids.
Etymology
From 'caryatid' plus the suffix '-al' (forming adjectives). A more formal variant of 'caryatic' used in architectural and art historical literature.
Kelly Says
Both 'caryatidal' and 'caryatic' exist to describe caryatid features, which shows how English sometimes creates multiple adjective forms for the same noun—there's no single 'correct' one, just different levels of formality.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካሪያቲድላል
ka-ri-a-ti-di-lal
ARالعربية
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
BNবাংলা
ক্যারিয়াতিডাল
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
CACatalà
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
CSČeština
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
DADansk
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
DEDeutsch
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
ELΕλληνικά
καρυάτιδα
ka-ri-a-ti-da
ESEspañol
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
FAفارسی
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
FISuomi
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
FRFrançais
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
GUGU
કાર્યતિદલ
ka-ri-ya-ti-dal
HAHA
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
HEעברית
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
HIहिन्दी
कैरियाटिडल
kai-ri-a-ti-dal
HUMagyar
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
IDBahasa Indonesia
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
IGIG
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
ITItaliano
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
JA日本語
カリアティダル
ka-ri-a-ti-daru
KKKK
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
KMKM
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
KO한국어
카리아티달
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
MRMR
कॅरियाटिडल
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
MSBahasa Melayu
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
MYမြန်မာ
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
NLNederlands
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
NONorsk
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
PAPA
ਕੈਰੀਏਟਿਡਲ
ka-ri-e-a-ti-dal
PLPolski
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
PTPortuguês
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
RORomână
caryatidală
ka-ri-a-ti-dal-ah
RUРусский
кариатидальный
ka-ri-a-ti-dal-nyy
SVSvenska
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
SWKiswahili
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
TAதமிழ்
கரியாட்டிடல்
ka-ri-a-tti-dal
TEతెలుగు
కరియేటిడల్
ka-ri-ye-ti-dal
THไทย
คॅเรียติดัล
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
TLTL
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
TRTürkçe
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
UKУкраїнська
каріатитдальний
ka-ri-ya-ti-da-lnyy
URاردو
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
VITiếng Việt
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
YOYO
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
ZH中文
雕塑女像
diāo-sù nǚ-xiàng
ZUZU
caryatidal
ka-ri-a-ti-dal
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Caryatids are sculpted female figures used as supporting columns in classical architecture, originating from Caryae (a town in Laconia). The term derives from the women of Caryae, historically objectifying female bodies as architectural load-bearing elements.
Inclusive Usage
When referencing this architectural style, acknowledge the gendered origins while using neutral descriptors: 'figure-column' or 'anthropomorphic support' can supplement but not replace 'caryatid' in historical contexts.
Inclusive Alternatives
["figure-column","anthropomorphic support","sculpted support"]
Empowerment Note
The architectural innovation of using human-form supports emerged across cultures; Greek women's contributions to design and construction are historically underrecorded despite their central role in these projects.