I. kəˈrin(t)thēən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Latin Corinthiensis
1. : a native or resident of Corinth, Greece
2.
a. : a gay profligate licentious man
b. : a fashionable man-about-town : sportsman
c. : an amateur yachtsman or sailor
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Corinthiensis, adjective & noun, from Corinthus Corinth, city in ancient Greece, from Greek Korinthos
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinthians
2. : of or belonging to the lightest and most ornate of the three Greek orders that is characterized especially by its bell-shaped capital enveloped with acanthuses — see capital illustration
3. : of or belonging to the type of decorative painting on vases practiced in Corinth in the 7th century B.C. and characterized by ornamentation with figures in black and purple and many details rendered by incision (as the engraving of fine lines in the dark silhouette)
4. : elegant and ornate in style or manner, especially in literary style