a. | 1. | Of or relating to Corinth. |
2. | (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans. | |
3. | Debauched in character or practice; impure. | |
4. | Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; | |
n. | 1. | A native or inhabitant of Corinth. |
2. | A gay, licentious person. | |
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. |
Noun | 1. | Corinthian - a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure Synonyms: man-about-town, playboy |
2. | Corinthian - a resident of Corinth | |
Adj. | 1. | corinthian - most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecture |
2. | corinthian - of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants |