Pedestal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a support or foundation

a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛdɪstəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛdɪstəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛdɪstəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛdɪstəl/.

Examples

the base of the lamp
they put him on a pedestal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base stand footstall plinth

Parts of Speech

noun	a support or foundation “the base of the lamp”
noun	a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) “they put him on a pedestal”
noun	an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sockel

eine Stütze oder Grundlage

🇫🇷French

piédestal

un support ou une fondation

🇮🇹Italian

piedistallo

un supporto o una fondazione

🇳🇱Dutch

voetstuk

een steun of stichting

🇷🇺Russian

пьедестал

опора или фундамент

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुरसी

एक सहारा या आधार

🇧🇩Bengali

পাদদেশ

একটি সমর্থন বা ভিত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பீடம்

ஒரு ஆதரவு அல்லது அடித்தளம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పీఠము

ఒక మద్దతు లేదా పునాది

🇮🇳Marathi

पादचारी

एक आधार किंवा पाया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પગથિયું

આધાર અથવા પાયો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀಠ

ಬೆಂಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಿಪಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പീഠം

ഒരു പിന്തുണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടിസ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌਂਕੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੁਨਿਆਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیڈسٹل

ایک حمایت یا بنیاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

座

支持或基础

🇯🇵Japanese

ペデスタル

サポートまたは基盤

🇰🇷Korean

받침대

지원 또는 기초

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đôn

một sự hỗ trợ hoặc nền tảng

🇹🇭Thai

แท่น

การสนับสนุนหรือรากฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

alas

pendukung atau landasan

🇲🇾Malay

alas kaki

sokongan atau asas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قاعدة التمثال

دعم أو مؤسسة

🇮🇷Persian

پایه

یک پشتیبان یا بنیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

kaide

bir destek veya temel

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶדֶן

תמיכה או קרן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pedestal'?

The primary meaning of 'pedestal' is 'a support or foundation'.

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Using 'pedestal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pedestal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pedestal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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