- of marble
- like marble; cold, white, smooth, hard, etc.
Also mar·mo′rean
Origin of marmoreal
from Classical Latin marmoreus from marmor, marble + -almarmoreal
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marmoreal
also mar·mo·re·an
adjective
Resembling marble, as in smoothness, whiteness, or hardness.
Origin of marmoreal
From Latin marmoreus from marmor marbleRelated Forms:
- mar·mo′re·al·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more marmoreal, superlative most marmoreal)
Origin
From Latin marmoreus, from marmor (“marble").
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