Pygmalion

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪɡˈmeɪlɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pig mā′lē ən, -māl′yən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pyg•ma•li•on  (pig mā′lē ən, -māl′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
  2. Literature(italics) a comedy (1912) by George Bernard Shaw.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pygmalion /pɪɡˈmeɪlɪən/ n
  1. a king of Cyprus, who fell in love with the statue of a woman he had sculpted and which his prayers brought to life as Galatea
'Pygmalion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Galatea - Hiller - Howard - Paphos - Shaw

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