Definitions Related words Mentions History
Possible misspelling? More dictionaries have definitions for pygmalion -- could that be what you meant?

We found 3 dictionaries that define the word pygmalions:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Pygmalions: Vocabulary.com
  2. Pygmalion's: Wordnik
  3. pygmalions: Wiktionary

(Note: See pygmalion as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Pygmalion)

noun:  One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with), as in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.
noun:  (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.
noun:  Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”) [One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with), as in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in which he sometimes refers to his main character (Henry Higgins) as Pygmalion Higgins.]
▸ Also see pygmalion


Words similar to pygmalions

Usage examples for pygmalions

Idioms related to pygmalions

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing pygmalions

Words that often appear near pygmalions

Rhymes of pygmalions

Invented words related to pygmalions




Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux